仿佛

• 拼音: fǎng fú
• 汉字拆解: 仿 = 亻 (person) + 方 (direction) — imitating; 佛 = phonetic component, no semantic meaning here

含义

As if; as though; seemingly. Creating a comparison or expressing that something appears to be a certain way.

A literary adverb used to draw comparisons or describe appearances. Common structures: 仿佛 + verb phrase, or 仿佛 + 是 + noun phrase. More literary than 好像 (seems like). Often used in writing to create vivid descriptions or express emotions.

例句

1. 听到这个消息，她仿佛一下子老了十岁。
2. 窗外的雪花飘落，仿佛给大地铺上了一层白色的毯子。
3. 再次回到母校，仿佛又回到了那段无忧无虑的青春岁月。

用法指南

语境: writing, descriptions, emotions

语气: evocative

正确说法

• 看着这张旧照片，仿佛又回到了从前。(Looking at this old photo, it's as if I've returned to the past.)
• 她的微笑仿佛春风拂面。(Her smile was like a spring breeze on the face.)

错误说法

• 在简单陈述中使用仿佛 (Don't use 仿佛 for plain statements — it's literary and poetic; use 好像 for casual 'seems like')

起源与历史

Compound of 仿 (imitate, seem) + 佛 (Buddha, used phonetically). Together they create 'seeming like.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal