① obvious指事情很突出,不可能視而不見或想不到。
His exhaustion was obvious when he fell asleep standing up. 他站著睡著了,疲倦程度是顯而易見的。
② apparent指眼一看或心里朝某方面一想就清楚明白。
A dent in the fender is apparent. 防護板上的凹痕清晰可見。
③ evident由于所有一看就明了的事實都針對某一事情或事物而使人清楚明白。
When he did not drive the car home,it was evident that he had had an accident. 當(dāng)他沒有把車開回家時,顯然他是出事故了。