aboveboard
英 [?,b?v'b??d]
美[?'b?v'bord]
- adv. 光明正大地；率直地
- adj. 光明正大的；直率的
TEM8GRE
英文詞源
- aboveboard (adj.)
- 1610s, from above and board (n.1). "A figurative expression borrowed from gamesters, who, when they put their hands under the table, are changing their cards." [Johnson]
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. I didn't have to bribe anyone; it was all open and aboveboard.
- 我沒(méi)有必要賄賂任何人, 這完全是光明正大的.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. His part in the affair was quite open and aboveboard.
- 他參與這件事完全是正大光明的.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. He had been open and aboveboard, and there was nothing to fear.
- 他一向是拋頭露面,公開(kāi)活動(dòng)的, 這沒(méi)什么可害怕的.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. I think everything ought to be aboveboard.
- 我覺(jué)得什么事情都應(yīng)當(dāng)開(kāi)誠(chéng)布公.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. His business dealings were aboveboard.
- 他的生意來(lái)往是光明正大的.
來(lái)自辭典例句