私たちは、何かがどのように見えるか、または見えるように見えるかを言うため appear を使用します。通常、形容詞または to 不定詞が続きます。

They appear very disappointed.

There appears to be a problem with the car.

The people don’t appear to know why they are here.

あまり頻繁ではありませんが、よりフォーマルな状況では、形容詞 + 名詞で appear を使用できます。

She appears quite a nervous driver.

主語として appear を使用 it 、その後に as if, as though that または that: を続けることができます。

It appears as if you got the wrong directions to the school.

It appears as though they were wrong.

It appears that he was not the first choice.