You use seemingly when you want to say that something seems to be true.
似乎 • He has moved to Spain, seemingly to enjoy a slower style of life. 他已移居西班牙,似乎是想过一种节奏较慢的生活。
| seemingly | Running a mile under 4 minutes was a seemingly impossible task. |
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| on the surface | Mike was very pleasant on the surface, but he had a nasty temper. |
| seem / appear to do | Running a mile under 4 minutes seemed / appeared to be an impossible task. |
| Mike seemed / appeared to be very pleasant, but he had a nasty temper. | |
| It seem / appear that .. | It seemed / appeared that running a mile under 4 minutes was an impossible task. |
| It seemed / appeared that Mike was very pleasant,but he had a nasty temper. |