How do you use "Hedging with tend to / appear to / seem to" in a sentence?

Children tend to learn languages quickly. The data appears to support this theory. He seems to have forgotten. This would appear to be the case.

Hedging with tend to / appear to / seem to

Q: What does "Hedging with tend to / appear to / seem to" mean?

Softening statements to avoid absolute claims Hedging verbs make claims less absolute: 'People tend to prefer...' 'It appears to be...' 'The evidence seems to suggest...' Essential in academic and diplomatic language.

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의미: Softening statements to avoid absolute claims

缓和陈述以避免绝对断言

Suavizar declaraciones para evitar afirmaciones absolutas

絶対的な主張を避けるために発言を和らげる

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Hedging verbs make claims less absolute: 'People tend to prefer...' 'It appears to be...' 'The evidence seems to suggest...' Essential in academic and diplomatic language.

缓和动词使声明不那么绝对：'People tend to prefer...'（人们往往更喜欢...）'It appears to be...'（似乎是...）在学术和外交语言中不可或缺。

Los verbos de cobertura hacen las afirmaciones menos absolutas: 'People tend to prefer...' 'It appears to be...' Esencial en lenguaje académico y diplomático.

ヘッジ動詞は主張を絶対的でなくします：「People tend to prefer...」「It appears to be...」学術的・外交的な言葉で不可欠です。

완화 동사는 주장을 덜 절대적으로 만듭니다: 'People tend to prefer...' 'It appears to be...' 'The evidence seems to suggest...' 학술적, 외교적 언어에서 필수적입니다.

예문

Children tend to learn languages quickly.
孩子们往往学语言很快。
Los niños tienden a aprender idiomas rápidamente.
子供は言語を早く習得する傾向がある。
아이들은 언어를 빨리 습득하는 경향이 있다.
The data appears to support this theory.
数据似乎支持这一理论。
Los datos parecen apoyar esta teoría.
データはこの理論を支持しているようだ。
데이터는 이 이론을 뒷받침하는 것으로 보인다.
He seems to have forgotten.
他好像忘了。
Parece que él ha olvidado.
彼は忘れてしまったようだ。
그는 잊어버린 것 같다.
This would appear to be the case.
情况似乎是这样。
Este parecería ser el caso.
そういうことのようだ。
그런 경우인 것으로 보인다.

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사용 가이드

맥락: written, academic, professional

어조: tentative

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The results tend to confirm our hypothesis.
结果往往证实我们的假设。
Los resultados tienden a confirmar nuestra hipótesis.
結果は私たちの仮説を裏付ける傾向がある。
결과는 우리의 가설을 확인하는 경향이 있다.
This appears to be a common pattern.
这似乎是一个常见的模式。
Esto parece ser un patrón común.
これは一般的なパターンのようだ。
이것은 흔한 패턴인 것으로 보인다.
There seems to be some confusion.
似乎有些困惑。
Parece haber cierta confusión.
混乱があるようだ。
약간의 혼란이 있는 것 같다.
It tends to be the case that...
往往是这样的……
Tiende a ser el caso que...
…という傾向があります。
그런 경향이 있습니다...

✗ 잘못된 표현

It is always the case that... (too absolute in academic writing)
It is always the case that...（学术写作中太绝对）
It is always the case that... (demasiado categórico en escritura académica)
It is always the case that...（学術的な文章では絶対的すぎる）
It is always the case that... (학술적 글쓰기에서 너무 단정적인 표현)

기원과 역사

Epistemic hedging devices

문화적 배경

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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