(adv) from appearances alone; ; ; -Thomas Hardy, Syn. ostensibly, on the face of it, seemingly, Example:irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land; the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned; had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it; on the face of it the problem seems minor
[似曾相识 / 似曾相識, sì céng xiāng shíㄙˋ ㄘㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄕˊ] déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time); seemingly familiar; apparently already acquainted#25060
[すていし, suteishi] (n) (1) ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); (2) (See 捨て駒) sacrificed stone (in the game of go)