semblance
noun /ˈsembləns/
/ˈsembləns/
[singular, uncountable] (formal)- semblance of something a situation in which something seems to exist although this may not, in fact, be the case
表象；假象；外观；外貌 - The ceasefire brought about a semblance of order.
停火带来了表面上的秩序。 - Life at last returned to some semblance of normality.
生活似乎终于恢复了正常。
- She bared her teeth in a semblance of a smile.
她露出牙齿，显出一副笑容。 - She struggled to bring a semblance of order to the meeting.
她尽力想使会场显得有些秩序。 - The film lacks any semblance of realism.
这部电影一点真实性都没有。 - He dropped all semblance of dignity and rushed down the street after her.
他抛弃所有的尊严，沿着街道冲过去追赶她。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- vague
- have
- lack
- gain
- …
- in a/the semblance of
- into a/the semblance of
- semblance of
- …
- a/some semblance of control
- a/some semblance of order
词源Middle English: from Old French, from sembler ‘seem’, from Latin similare, simulare ‘simulate’. - The ceasefire brought about a semblance of order.