显然
xiǎnrán
obviously, evidently
Part of speech · adverb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 显然,他对这件事并不知情。Obviously, he was not aware of this matter at all.
- 这个答案显然是错的。This answer is obviously wrong.
Collocations
显然是很显然显然不显而易见
Mnemonic
显 xiǎn "to appear" + 然 rán "thus": plainly so, i.e. "obviously, evidently". An adverb marking what anyone can see. Contrast 明显 (an adjective, "obvious/marked"): 显然 is adverbial, used in reasoning.
Related
明显明明分明也许
Quick check
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