| 短语 | on the face of it |
| 释义 | on the face of it used to say that something seems true but that you think there may be other facts about it which are not yet clear从表面上看:•It looks, on the face of it, like a minor change in the regulations.从表面上看这好像是规章制度上一个小小的改动。•On the face of it, his suggestion makes sense.表面上看他的建议是合乎情理的。 on the face of it without knowing all of the relevant facts; at first glance 乍一看; 从表面看： on the face of it, these improvements look to be insignificant. 这些改进从表面上看似乎无足轻重。 on the ˈface of it(informal)used to say that sth seems to be good, true, etc. but that this opinion may need to be changed when you know more about it表面上看On the face of it, it seems like a great deal.表面上看来好像很多。on the face of itapparently; as it seems 从表面上看；显然地 * His statement that he is a millionaire is, on the face of it, false. 他说他是个百万富翁显然是虚构的。 * On the face of it, his theory is OK, but we still have to wait and see how it works in practice. 他的理论看来不错，但在实践中是否可行我们还得拭目以待。on the face of it从表面上看;乍看起来：On the face of it，my friend is a boorish man，as a matter of fact，he is very fine and gentle.从表面上看，我的朋友是个粗鲁人，但是实际上他非常细致文雅。 |
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