"seemed" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 似乎
• 好像

Definition

'seem' 的過去式。用來表示某事當時看起來是真的，或給人某種印象，但說話的人並不完全確定。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常見結構有 'seemed + adjective'（如 'seemed happy'）、'seemed to + verb'（如 'seemed to know'）和 'it seemed that...'。它常用來讓語氣更委婉、沒那麼絕對。不要和 'looked' 混淆，後者更強調視覺上的樣子。

Examples

She seemed tired after the trip.

旅行之後，她**似乎**很累。

It seemed like a good idea at the time.

當時這**似乎**是個好主意。

He seemed to know my name.

他**似乎**知道我的名字。

You seemed upset earlier—are you okay now?

你剛才**好像**有點不開心——現在還好嗎？

It seemed like everyone already knew the news.

**似乎**大家都已經知道這個消息了。

At first, the job seemed easy, but it got stressful fast.

一開始，這份工作**似乎**很輕鬆，但很快就變得壓力很大。