たとえば A: Do you know where she lives? B: XXX(場所). Apparently! but not sure..
とか
A: Did Tom go to the party? Do you know? B:No, the party was cancelled, apparently. ※AとBはパーティに行かず、Tomが「一人で行く」と言っていたので、Aがその成り行きを知りたくてBに「Tomがパーティに行ったかどうか」を聞いた、という状況です。
(1) [sentence adverb] used to say that you have heard that something is true, although you are not completely sure about it:
(例)Apparently the company is losing a lot of money.
I wasn't there, but apparently it went well.
(2) according to the way someone looks or a situation appears, although you cannot be sure:
(例) She turned to face him, her anger apparently gone.
apparent(lyがは「aapear, appearance」と同語源であるのは一目見て想像がつきますね:
apparent
late 14c., from O.Fr. aparant, from L. apparentem (nom. apparens), prp. of apparere (see appear). First attested in phrase heir apparent (see heir). Apparently in the sense of "as far as one can judge, seemingly," first attested 1846. Apparent magnitude in astronomy (how bright a heavenly body looks from earth, as opposed to absolute magnitude, which is how bright it really is) is attested from 1875.
Merriam-WebsterのThesaurusでは:
Entry Word: apparently
Function: adverb
Meaning: to all outward appearances <apparently, Phil didnʼt know the cake was for the raffle, since he helped himself to a piece>
Synonyms evidently, ostensibly, presumably, seemingly, supposedly
Related Words externally, outwardly, visibly; believably, credibly; maybe, mayhap, perchance, perhaps, possibly, professedly; allegedly, reputedly; clearly, distinctly, obviously, plainly; assuredly, positively, surely
Near Antonyms implausibly, impossibly, improbably, incredibly