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seem 是個在英文口語裡很常用的字，而且常常和 look 以及 appear 相提並論。所以今天英文庫就要幫大家整理一下 seem 的正確用法，並且和 appear 做個比較，了解 seem 和 appear 的用法到底哪裡不一樣！

Seem 是「看起來」或「似乎」的意思，既可以用來敘述客觀的事實，也可以表達主觀情緒、印象或感想。Seem 在文法中被歸類為「連綴動詞」 (linking verbs)，後面可以接「形容詞」、 「不定詞」或「名詞子句」 。 以下我們先把 seem 的用法分類，一一說明：

She seems furious. 她看起來很生氣。

That handbag seems pretty expensive. 那個手提包看起來很貴。

Their future seems promising. 他們的未來看似充滿希望。

He doesn’t seem to care about his grades. 他似乎不在意自己的成績。

No one seemed to notice her odd behaviors. 似乎沒有人注意到她異常的行為。

My parents seem to like this holiday plan. 我爸媽似乎滿喜歡這個度假計畫。

這裡用「完成式」，是為了表達事情在說話的當下之前就已經發生。

The house seems to have been trashed. 這個房子看起來似乎被搗毀過。

They seem to have rekindled the romance. 他們似乎舊情復燃了。

He seems to have lost his motivation. 他似乎失去了鬥志。

There seems to be a mistake here. 這裡似乎出了一點差錯。

There seems to be some opportunities out there for you. 外頭似乎有一些機會等著你。

It seems like the typhoon’s about to hit the country. 颱風似乎將侵襲這個國家。

It seems like we’re not going to make it to the party on time. 我們似乎趕不上準時到達派對。

It seems like they’re getting a divorce. 他們似乎要離婚了。

It seems as if it were just a dream. 這似乎只是一場夢。

It seems as though they’re no longer a part of the team. 他們似乎已經不是隊上的一份子。

It seems that you don’t care about how I feel at all. 你似乎一點都不在乎我的感受。

It seems that she’s having the baby soon. 她似乎快要生了。

It seems that everyone likes him. 每個人似乎都喜歡他。

其實 seem 和 appear 在意思上是非常接近的，只有一點點細微的區別：Seem 可用來敘述客觀的事實，也可用來傳達主觀和情緒上的印象或感想；相較而言， appear 則是個更正式一點的字，並且通常只會被用來描述客觀的現象。

The weather here appears to be quite cold. =The weather here seems to be quite cold 這裡的天氣似乎很冷。

The boss appears to have made up his mind to fire a few people. =The boss seems to have made up his mind to fire a few people. 老闆似乎已經下定決心要裁掉幾個人。

There appears to be a serious conflict between different races in this country. =There seems to be a serious conflict between different races in this country. 這個國家裡不同的種族之間似乎存在著嚴重的衝突。

雖然 appear 和 seem 在意思上非常接近，但並不能完全互相替代。在文法上，appear 有一個 seem 沒有的限制 👉🏼 Appear 後面不能加 like/ as if/ as though 🚫

❌ It appears like you’re depressed. ⭕️ It seems like you’re depressed. 你似乎很憂鬱。

❌ It appears as if the war is over. ⭕️ It seems like the war is over. 戰爭似乎結束了。

❌ It appears as though they don’t recognize each other anymore. ⭕️ It seems as thought they don’t recognize each other anymore. 他們似乎認不出彼此了。

看完這篇文章，希望你更了解 seem 的用法，並且能夠區分 seem 和 appear 的差別囉！其實英文文法沒有那麼難，只要弄懂關鍵的幾個原則，所有的東西都彷彿變得清楚又簡單了，對不對？😎 下次再遇到任何學習英文的疑難雜症，歡迎再回到英文庫，我們的老師們都會持續更新更多好用的文章，幫助你們學習英文更順利、更有趣 😆 那我們下次見囉！See you soon 💖