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The character 俨, whose traditional form is 儼, combines the person radical 亻 with the phonetic and semantic component 嚴, which denotes strictness or austerity, indicating its early association with a person's dignified and solemn bearing. Initially representing a respectful and grave demeanor in classical contexts, the character's meaning gradually extended to convey a sense of likeness or simulation, as evidenced in the modern compound 俨然 used to mean "just like" or "as if".
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他俨然是个老师。
她俨然像个大人。
这孩子俨然是个小天才。
他俨然地站在那里。
在比赛中，他俨然是个高手。
尽管经验不足，他俨然承担起了责任。
她俨然地指挥着整个团队，效率很高。
在紧急情况下，他俨然地做出了关键决策，赢得了大家的尊敬。