1. 相同点 这三个词都可表示“看起来像、“似乎,其后均可接形容词、名词、不定式等,且有时可互换。如: She looks (或seems / appears) (to be) honest. 她似乎很诚实。 He looks (或seems / appears) (to be) an honest man. 他看起来像个诚实人。 2. 不同点 (1) 含义上的不同:look着重由视觉而得出的印象;appear强调外表给人的印象,有时含有一种并不符合实际的感觉;seem常指有一定根据的内心判断,这种判断往往与实际情况比较接近。试比较: He doesn’t look his age. 他看起来没有他实际年龄那么大。 He seems very young. 他看起来很年轻。 He may appear a fool but actually he’s quite clever. 他看起来也许很傻,但实际上他很聪明。 (2) 结构上的差别: 1) look和seem之后可接like,而appear之后不能接。如; He looks (或seems) like a fool. 他看上去像个傻瓜。 2) 三者之后均可接不定式,但look后接不定式一般只限于to be。如: She appears to be leaving. 或他看上去很累了。 He seemed to laugh 初中化学 at us. 她似乎想走了。 He seemed to laugh at us. 他好像在笑我们。 |