The girl looks nice.

Look 直观地用眼睛看

We use both the verbs “look” and “appear” to talk about a condition we have observed.

我们用动词 look 和 appear 谈谈我们所看到的。

But “look” is more informal than the verb “appear”.

但是，look 比 appear 更随意，更通俗。

The woman appears unhappy.

Appear 似乎

In contrast, you might see the word “appear” in writing, or hear it in formal speech, such as an official news report. For example, a news reporter might say, “The suspect appeared to be fleeing the scene.”

相反，你可能在那里书面文字中看到appear这个词，或在正式比如在官方新闻报道中，在演讲中听到。例如，记者可能会说，嫌疑人似乎正在逃离现场。例如，记者可能会说，嫌疑人似乎正在逃离现场。

As that example shows, “appear” is commonly used to talk about events and facts.

正如这个例子所示，appear” 它通常用于谈论重大事件和事实。

Lili seems like a nice girl.

Seem

好像，看起来 (间接信息判断)

Your third choice, “seem” also means “to create an idea or impression.” But “seem” does not suggest a direct observation. For example, you and I may have talked on the phone, and you told me about your great new job and recent vacation. Afterward, I could say, “Mika seems happy,” even though I never saw you smile.

第三个词 seem 也有给出想法或印象的意思。但是 seem不直接观察。但是 seem

不直接观察

。比如你和我可能在电话里谈过你的新工作和最近的假期。之后，我可以说，Mika seems happy.虽然我从未见过你笑，但米卡看起来很开心。

Take Note 请注意

Keep in mind one other difference among the three words. “Seem” and “appear” are

often

followed by an infinitive verb, such as “The baby seems to want her bottle…” or “The man appears to be waving.”注意这三个词之间的另一个区别。seem 和 appear 后面

经常

以动词不定式为例：The baby seems to want her bottle” 或者 “The man appears to be waving”。But, in everyday English, the verb “look” is

often

followed by an adjective. For example: “He looks tired.”

但在日常英语中，动词look形容词经常跟在后面。例如：“He looks tired”。

关于 seem 的用法拓展

To

give the impression

of being; appear: 似乎：

The child seems healthy, but the doctor is concerned. 孩子看起来很健康，但医生很焦虑。

1. to appear to exist or be true, or to have a particular quality

Ann didn’t seem very sure.

安妮似乎不确定。

It seems a foolish decision now.

这似乎是一个愚蠢的决定。

2.seem to do sth

The rainbow seemed to end on the hillside.

彩虹似乎延伸到了上坡。

3.seem important/right/strange etc to sb

Doesn’t that seem weird to you?

3.seem important/right/strange etc to sb

Doesn’t that seem weird to you?

你不觉得那件事很奇怪吗？

4.it seems to sb (that)

It seems to me you don’t have much choice.

我觉得你的选择似乎不多。

5.it seems (that)

It seemed that Freeman had killed the man, and dumped the body in the lake.

6.it seems likely/unlikely/reasonable (that)

It seems likely that

he will miss Ireland’s next match.

7.seem like

Teri seemed like a nice girl.

Well,it seemed like a good ideaat the time.

We waited for whatseemed like hours.

8.seem as if/as though/like

It seemed as ifthe end of the world had come.

It seems like

you’re catching a cold, Taylor.

9.can’t/couldn’t seem to do sth

used to say that you have tried to do something but cannot do it

I just can’t seem to relax.