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因為seem 是連綴動詞 (linking verb),如同 is。seem 的意思是 appear in a particular way 或 appear to be。
你把原句換成 was 或 appeared to be,看看意思是不是相近
1.) Julia was confident ,but
2.) Julia appeared to be confident ,but
看到 be 動詞後接形容詞,這就是seem 的基本功用。或想成 seem後省略了 to be,例如
He's 16, but he often seems (to be) younger.
seem 是個非常重要的動詞,他還有其他接子句的用法,你只要記得基本句型,就很容易掌握。
介紹你一個很好的網上字典,有中文解釋,如果你對任何字的用法不熟悉,就查閱字典
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/seem
Cambridge dictionary 英文版解說較詳盡,seem 頁面下有關於文法說明 seem as a linking verb
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/seem