Seems
“Seems” 用来根据表象作出判断，但不把话说死，如 “It seems fine”（看起来还行）。后接形容词、名词从句或不定式。比 “is” 更留余地，适合礼貌表达与学术写作中的谨慎推断。
- “Everyone seems tired after the long flight.” (长途飞行后每个人看起来都很累。)
- “It seems that we forgot to lock the door.” (我们好像忘了锁门。)
- “The plan seems reasonable on paper.” (这个计划在纸面上似乎合理。)
“Seem” 源自古诺尔斯语 “sœma”（适合、相配），进入中古英语后发展为“看上去如此”的含义。
“Seem” 为词干；第三人称单数现在时按规则加 “-s”，写作 “seems”。
英语会话里 “seems like” 非常口语化；正式写作可用 “it appears that” 替换以抬高语体。跨文化沟通中，“seems” 有助于软化批评。
- 固定搭配: “seems like” (好像), “seems to be” (似乎是), “as it seems” (看样子)
把 “seem” 想成 “see + m”：用眼睛看到的样子，就是 “it seems”。
“The sky seems clear now, but the forecast seems to warn of rain later.” (天空现在看起来晴朗，但预报似乎提示晚些时候有雨。)