英:/'siːm/ 美:/'siːm/
似乎
過去式:seemed 過去分詞:seemed 現在分詞:seeming 第三人稱單數:seems
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vi. 似乎；像是；裝作
n. (Seem)人名；(英)西姆
There seems to be a dog in front of my house.
我家門口好像有一條狗。
Their parents seem to be crying.
他們的父母感覺好像在哭。
I cannot seem to live as I wish.
我好像總是不能按照自己的意願生活。
You seem happy.
你好像挺高興
His job doesn’t seem very promising.
他的工作似乎沒什麼前途。
My wife caught up with Tim yesterday. She said he doesn’t seem very happy.
我妻子昨天見到Tim了。她說他看起來不太開心。
I tried to give the manager an update on our progress, but she didn’t seem interested.
我想給經理講一下我們項目的最新進展，不過她好像并不感興趣。
Clothes displayed on the mannequin seem to be the hardest to find in the store.
人形模特身上穿的展示服裝在店裡真難找。
People under hypnosis seem like they've been enchanted by a spell.
被催眠的人感覺就像中了魔咒一樣。
What really frustrates me is that we have great team members, but we can’t seem to work together.
真正讓我失望的是，我們的團隊成員都很棒，但是合作起來很困難。
I've tried to surf tons of times, but I don't seem to have a knack for it.
我已經沖了無數次浪，就是學不會竅門。
It looks like we need to replace the roof – some of the wood beams seem to be deteriorating.
看上去我們要翻修屋頂了——有些木頭大梁好像在變差。
Customer satisfaction is highly relevant to sales growth – and right now we seem to think it is unimportant.
客戶滿意度對銷售量增長非常重要—現在我們好像覺得它不重要似的。
These clouds seem to be getting darker. Is it going to rain?
這些雲看上去顔色變深了，是要下雨了嗎？
It does seem like a waste of time.
這看起來确實是在浪費時間。
Hmm, I can't seem to find the receipt anywhere. Oh, here we go. I found it!
嗯，我好像哪兒都找不到那張收據。哦，好了，我找到了！
Why does she always seem to be stuck between a rock and a hard place?
她為什麼總是看起來進退兩難？
She did not seem at all afraid.
她一點兒也沒顯得害怕。
We seem destined never to meet.
我們似乎是命中注定無緣相見。
We seem to have hit a problem.
我們似乎遇到了問題。
I seem to have mislaid my keys.
我好像不知道把鑰匙放在哪兒了。
He can't seem to play in rhythm.
他的演奏好像不合節拍。
seem to be
看來，好像
seem like
看起來像；看上去像…；好像…
seem to do
似乎做；好像
vi.|appear to;似乎；像是；裝作
"Seem" 是一個連系動詞，用于表達基于觀察或感知的主觀判斷，表示事物表面呈現的狀态或性質，常譯為“似乎”“看起來”。其核心語義包含兩層：一是描述表象與事實可能存在差異，二是傳遞說話者的推測語氣。
語義特征與用法：
判斷基礎
牛津英語詞典指出，"seem" 的用法強調通過感官證據（如視覺、聽覺）或邏輯推導形成的印象，例如："The child seems tired"（孩子顯得疲憊）。這種判斷可能包含不确定性，如劍橋詞典例句："It seems unlikely that prices will fall"（價格下跌的可能性似乎不大）。
語法結構
柯林斯詞典歸納了三種主要搭配形式：
語用差異
韋氏詞典對比了 "seem" 與 "appear" 的細微區别："appear" 更側重客觀呈現的特征，而 "seem" 更強調主觀認知，例如："The house appears empty"（客觀描述空置狀态） vs. "The house seems eerie"（主觀感受陰森）。
詞源與演化：
該詞源自古諾爾斯語 "sœma"（表示“合適”或“得體”），中古英語時期演變為表達表面現象的認知動詞。現代英語中，其否定形式 "don't seem" 與 "seems not" 并存，前者在口語中更常見（如："It doesn't seem right"）。
"He seems tired."（他看起來很累。）
"It seems we've run out of milk."（看來我們的牛奶喝完了。）
① 後接形容詞或名詞
"You seem happy."（你似乎很開心。）
"She seems to be a good teacher."（她似乎是個好老師。）
"It seemed like a good idea."（這似乎是個好主意。）
② 接不定式（to do/to have done）
"He seems to know the answer."（他似乎知道答案。）
"Lucy seems to have forgotten the meeting."（露西似乎忘了會議。）
③ 用于從句結構
"It seems (that) Peter can't come."（看來彼得不能來了。）
"He seemed as if he was angry."（他好像生氣了。）
④ 否定形式
"He doesn't seem to like it."
= "He seems not to like it."（他似乎不喜歡它。）
"He appears confident, but actually he's nervous."（他看起來很自信，實際很緊張。）
"He looks to hear from you."（他期待你的來信。）
❌ "He is seeming happy." → ✅ "He seems happy."
"She seemed to be asleep."（她似乎睡着了。）
"Things are never as they seem."（事情從不像表面那樣簡單。）
"The weather seems perfect for a picnic."（天氣似乎適合野餐。）
"It seemed as though the war had ended."（戰争似乎已經結束了。）
"This idea seems ridiculous to most people."（這個想法對多數人來說似乎很荒謬。）
“Seem” 是一個通過推斷或觀察表達不确定判斷的核心系動詞，其用法靈活多樣，需結合語境選擇形容詞、不定式或從句結構。與其他類似詞（appear, look）的細微差異體現在判斷的依據和語氣上。
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