A1 verb ニュートラル #155 よく出る

appear

/əˈpɪə(r)/

To come into sight or become visible to others. It can also describe how something or someone seems or looks to a person.

例文

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1

The moon will appear in the sky tonight.

The moon will be visible in the sky tonight.

2

He is scheduled to appear before the committee tomorrow morning.

He is scheduled to be present before the committee tomorrow morning.

3

New problems always appear when I am very busy.

New problems always start to happen when I am very busy.

語族

名詞
appearance
Verb
appear
副詞
apparently
形容詞
apparent
関連
reappearance
💡

覚え方のコツ

Think of an Actor on a Platform — they AP-pear to the audience.

クイックテスト

The sun will ____ from behind the clouds very soon.

正解!

正解は: appear

例文

1

The moon will appear in the sky tonight.

everyday

The moon will be visible in the sky tonight.

2

He is scheduled to appear before the committee tomorrow morning.

formal

He is scheduled to be present before the committee tomorrow morning.

3

New problems always appear when I am very busy.

informal

New problems always start to happen when I am very busy.

4

Small variations appear in the results of the experiment.

academic

Small changes are visible in the results of the experiment.

5

The manager will appear in the training video for new staff.

business

The manager will be seen in the training video for new staff.

語族

名詞
appearance
Verb
appear
副詞
apparently
形容詞
apparent
関連
reappearance

よく使う組み合わせ

appear to be to seem like something is true
suddenly appear to come into sight very quickly
appear on TV to be seen on a television program
appear in public to be seen by many people in a public place
appear calm to look like you are relaxed

よく使うフレーズ

it appears that

it seems that

keep up appearances

to pretend everything is fine even if it is not

appear out of nowhere

to arrive suddenly and unexpectedly

よく混同される語

appear vs look

Look is usually for physical sight, while appear can also mean something seems to be a certain way without physical proof.

appear vs show

Show is transitive (you show something), but appear is intransitive (something appears).

📝

使い方のコツ

Use 'appear' when you are talking about something becoming visible or when you want to express a soft opinion about how something looks.

⚠️

よくある間違い

Learners often try to use 'appear' in the passive voice, such as 'The star was appeared,' which is incorrect; it should be 'The star appeared.'

💡

覚え方のコツ

Think of an Actor on a Platform — they AP-pear to the audience.

📖

語源

Derived from the Latin word 'apparere', which means 'to come into sight'.

文法パターン

Verb + adjective (e.g., appear tired) Verb + to + infinitive (e.g., appear to know) It + appears + that clause
🌍

文化的な背景

In many English-speaking cultures, 'appearing' professional or polite is highly valued in social and business interactions.

クイックテスト

The sun will ____ from behind the clouds very soon.

正解!

正解は: appear

関連単語

ozone

B2

Ozone is a colorless gas found in the upper atmosphere that protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation. It is also produced at ground level as a pollutant when sunlight reacts with industrial emissions.

layer

B2

A layer is a single thickness, sheet, or level of a material that covers a surface or is placed between other things. It can refer to physical substances like paint and geological strata, or abstract levels of complexity and meaning.

around

C2

As an adverb at a C2 level, it denotes presence, availability, or existence within a specific vicinity or context. It is also used to indicate approximate values or to describe movement or positioning that encircles a point or lacks a specific direction.

climate

B2

Climate refers to the long-term patterns of weather conditions, such as temperature and rainfall, in a particular region over many years. It can also describe the prevailing mood, conditions, or social atmosphere of a specific time or place.

immune

B2

Immune describes the state of being protected from a specific disease, typically through vaccination or prior exposure. It can also figuratively refer to being unaffected by something negative, such as criticism, or being exempt from certain duties or legal consequences.

virus

B2

A submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism, often causing disease. In technology, it refers to a piece of malicious code that replicates itself to damage or disrupt a computer system.

species

B2

A species is a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. It is the basic unit of biological classification and taxonomic rank in the hierarchy of living things.

business

B2

Used as an attributive adjective to describe things related to professional commerce, trade, or work activities. It distinguishes professional matters from personal, social, or recreational ones.

contract

C1

A formal and legally binding agreement between two or more parties that establishes mutual obligations. In academic and legal contexts, it refers to the specific terms, conditions, and enforcement mechanisms that govern a transaction or relationship.

bonus

B2

A bonus is an extra amount of money, credit, or benefit added to what is expected or required. It is typically given as a reward for good performance or as an incentive to encourage future effort.

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