Tra từ seem - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

seem [seem seems seemed seeming] BrE [siːm] NAmE [siːm] linking verb
1. ~ (to sb) (to be) sth (not used in the progressive tenses)to give the impression of being or doing sth
Syn: ↑appear
•+ adj. You seem happy.
• Do whatever seems best to you.
•+ noun He seems a nice man.
•~ like sth It seemed like a good idea at the time.
•~ (as though…) It always seemed as though they would get married.
•‘He'll be there, then?’ ‘ So it seems (= people say so).’
•it seems that… It seems that they know what they're doing.
•~ to do/be/have sth They seem to know what they're doing.
•People aren't always what they seem to be.
2. ~ to do/be/have sth used to make what you say about your thoughts, feelings or actions less strong
• I seem to have left my book at home.
• I can't seem to (= I've tried, but I can't) get started today.
3. it seems | it would seem used to suggest that sth is true when you are not certain or when you want to be polite
•~ (that)… It would seem that we all agree.
•+ adj. It seems only reasonable to ask students to buy a dictionary.

Word Origin:
Middle English (also in the sense ‘suit, befit, be appropriate’): from Old Norse sœma ‘to honour’, from sœmr ‘fitting’.

Thesaurus:
seem linking verb (not used in the progressive tenses)
•He seems like a nice man.
appear • • look • • sound • • feel • • come across • • come over • • strike sb (as sth) •
seem/appear/look/sound/feel odd/OK/nice, etc.
seem/appear/look to be sth
seem/look/sound/feel like sth
seem/look/sound/feel as if/as though…

Language Bank:
impersonal
Giving opinions using impersonal language
It is vital that ▪ more is done to prevent the illegal trade in wild animals. ◇ ▪ (Compare: We have to do more to stop people trading wild animals illegally. ▪)
It is clear that ▪ more needs to be done to protect biodiversity. ◇ ▪ (Compare: We clearly need to do more to protect biodiversity. ▪)
It is unfortunate that ▪ the practice of keeping monkeys as pets still continues. ◇ ▪ (Compare: It's absolutely terrible that people still keep monkeys as pets. ▪)
It is difficult ▪ for many people to ▪ understand the reasons why certain individuals choose to hunt animals for sport. ◇ ▪ (Compare: I can't understand why anyone would want to kill animals for fun. ▪)
▪ Unfortunately, it would seem that ▪ not enough is being done to support tiger conservation. ◇ ▪ (Compare: Governments aren't doing enough to help tiger conservation. ▪)
There is no doubt that ▪ the greatest threat to polar bears comes from global warming. ◇ ▪ (Compare: I believe that the greatest threat… ▪)
Language Banks at ↑opinion, ↑perhaps, ↑vital

Language Bank:
opinion
Giving your personal opinion
In my opinion ▪, everyone should have some understanding of science.
▪ Everyone should, in my opinion ▪, have some understanding of science.
It seems to me that ▪ many people in this country have a poor understanding of science.
▪ This is, in my view ▪, the result of a failure of the scientific community to get its message across.
▪ Another reason why so many people have such a poor understanding of science is, I believe ▪, the lack of adequate funding for science in schools.
▪ Smith argues that science is separate from culture. My own view is that ▪ science belongs with literature, art, philosophy and religion as an integral part of our culture.
In this writer's opinion ▪, the more the public know about science, the less they will fear and distrust it.
Synonyms at ↑think
Language Banks at ↑according to, ↑argue, ↑impersonal, ↑nevertheless, ↑perhaps

Language Bank:
perhaps
Making an opinion sound less definite
▪ Most cybercrime involves traditional crimes, such as theft and fraud, being committed in new ways. Phishing is perhaps ▪ / possibly ▪ / probably ▪ the best-known example of this.
▪ It seems ▪ / appears ▪ that the more personal data which organizations collect, the more opportunity there is for this data to be lost or stolen.
It seems clear that ▪ introducing national ID cards would do little to prevent identity theft.
It could be argued that ▪ the introduction of national ID cards might actually make identity theft easier.
It is possible that ▪ / It may be that ▪ the only way to protect ourselves against DNA identity theft is to avoid the creation of national DNA databases.
Language Banks at ↑impersonal, ↑opinion

Example Bank:
•I can't seem to get started today.
•It seems that they know what they're doing.
•People aren't always what they seem to be.