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easy to see or understand 明显的；显然的；易理解的 I know you don't like her but try not to make it so obvious. 我知道你不喜欢她，但尽量别表现得那么明显。 He agreed with obvious pleasure. 他同意了，显然很高兴。 - obvious (that…)
It soon became obvious that the machine did not work. 机器故障很快就显现出来了。 It's painfully obvious that the budget was low for this movie. 很明显，这部电影的预算很低。 It's obvious a change is needed. 显然需要改变。 - obvious to somebody that…
It was obvious to everyone that the child had been badly treated. 人人一看便知那个孩子受过虐待。 - obvious to somebody
The lessons seem fairly obvious to anyone who doesn't work in the Administration. 对于任何不在政府工作的人来说，这些教训似乎相当明显。 - obvious from something that…
It's obvious from what she said that something is wrong. 根据她所说的，显然是出问题了。 For obvious reasons, I'd prefer not to give my name. 因为显而易见的原因，我不愿披露自己的姓名。 The reasons for this decision were not immediately obvious. 作出这一决定的理由暂时还不清楚。 The solution to weight loss is also blindingly obvious - whatever you eat, eat less. 减肥的方法也是显而易见的——无论你吃什么，少吃点。 - obvious how, what, etc.
It was far from obvious how they were going to get off the island. 很难看出他们将如何离开这座岛。
Synonyms clearclear- obvious
- apparent
- evident
- plain
- clear easy to see or understand and leaving no doubts:
It was quite clear to me that she was lying. 我十分清楚她在撒谎。
- obvious easy to see or understand:
It’s obvious from what he said that something is wrong. 根据他所说的，显然是出问题了。
- apparent [not usually before noun] (rather formal
) easy to see or understand: 指明显的、显然的、易理解的： It was apparent from her face that she was really upset. 从面容上一眼就可以看出她确实心绪烦乱。
- evident (rather formal
) easy to see or understand: 指明显的、显然的、易理解的： The orchestra played with evident enjoyment. 管弦乐队演奏得兴致勃勃。
- plain easy to see or understand:
He made it very plain that he wanted us to leave. 他明确表示要我们离开。
- These words all have almost exactly the same meaning. There are slight differences in register and patterns of use. If you make something clear/plain, you do so deliberately because you want people to understand something; if you make something obvious, you usually do it without meaning to:
- I hope I make myself obvious.
- Try not to make it so clear/plain.
- an evident case of something.
- clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain to somebody/something
- clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain that/what/who/how/where/why…
- to seem/become/make something clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain
- perfectly/quite/very clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain
Extra ExamplesIt is obvious to me that you're unhappy in your job. 我很清楚你的工作不如意。 It was becoming painfully obvious that the two of them had nothing in common. 他们俩没有任何共同点，这一点日渐明显，令人难过。 It was immediately obvious that the bag was too heavy. 马上就发觉这个包太重了。 The ineptitude of the government was all too obvious. 政府的无能实在太明显了。 He put his book down with obvious annoyance. 他放下了书，显然很生气。 It's obvious that she'd be upset. 她会不高兴是意料之中的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- to
- be so obvious that…
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that most people would think of or agree to 公认的；当然的 She was the obvious choice for the job. 她是这一工作的当然人选。 There's no obvious solution to the problem. 这个问题尚无公认的解决办法。 This seemed the most obvious thing to do. 这似乎是最顺理成章的做法。 an obvious example/answer/question 明显的例子/答案/问题
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- to
- be so obvious that…
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not interesting, new or showing imagination; unnecessary because it is clear to everyone 平淡无奇的；无创意的；因显而易见而不必要的
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘frequently encountered’): from Latin obvius (from the phrase ob viam ‘in the way’) + -ous.