obvious

柯林斯词典

1. ADJ If something is obvious, it is easy to see or understand. 明显的
...the need to rectify what is an obvious injustice. …纠正明显不公行为的必要性。
2. ADJ If you describe something that someone says as obvious, you are being critical of it because you think it is unnecessary or shows lack of imagination. 无新意的[表不满]
Such an explanation seems too simple, and too obvious. 这样的一个解释似乎太简单而且太没新意。
3. PHRASE If you say that someone is stating the obvious, you mean that they are saying something that everyone already knows and understands. 说人人皆知的事

When it was obvious the company was going bankrupt , the government ordered all their assets to be frozen .
Would you quickly look over these figures for me and see if there are any obvious mistakes ?
It is obvious that sweeping changes are needed in the legal system .
If we view the problem from a different angle , a solution may become more obvious.
His speech was inarticulate and it was obvious he had been drinking .