visibly
visibly — 副詞
1. to a degree that people around you can see or notice, often describing emotional
明顯地
以他人清楚看見或察覺的方式
to a degree that people around you can see or notice, often describing emotional reactions, health changes, or physical characteristics
Nellie was visibly upset when she heard the news about her cat.
Nellie 聽到她貓咪的消息時，明顯地感到難過。
collocation: visibly upset / visibly angry / visibly nervous
The patient's condition had visibly improved after just one week of treatment.
那位病人的狀況在接受治療僅一週後就明顯改善了。
collocation: visibly improve / visibly change
As the sun set, the mountains were visibly darker against the orange sky.
太陽下山時，山脈在橙色天空的映襯下明顯變得更暗了。
Kemi's hands were visibly shaking as she stood up to give her speech.
Kemi 站起來準備演講時，雙手明顯地在發抖。
The old photograph was visibly faded, with yellow spots across the edges.
那張舊照片明顯褪色了，邊緣佈滿黃色斑點。
- noticeably
most direct synonym; interchangeable in most contexts but slightly more neutral in tone
- obviously
stronger emphasis on undeniability; can sound more direct or confrontational
- clearly
focuses on lack of doubt rather than visual observability
- evidently
suggests conclusion based on visible evidence; slightly more formal
- invisibly
literal opposite; refers to something that cannot be seen at all
- imperceptibly
emphasizes that a change is too slight to be noticed
文法句型
visibly + adjective (e.g., visibly upset)
visibly + past participle (e.g., visibly shaken)
visibly + comparative adjective (e.g., visibly better)
用法筆記
Commonly used before adjectives and past participles that describe emotional states (upset, worried, relieved), physical conditions (tired, pale, shaken), or observable changes (improved, reduced, faded). Often appears in narratives describing someone's reaction to an event.