There appeared to be a man in black in the distance

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There appeared to be a man in black in the distance
此处appeared to be怎么解释,appeared to 不是似乎是的意思吗,出现可以这样用吗

远处好像有个黑衣男
appear to就是“似乎”,在这里没有出现的意思
可以搜一下appear to的用法