on the face of
基本解释
- 从…字面上看；从…外表上判断
英汉例句
- On the face of it, that is an odd question.
表面看来，这是个稀奇古怪的问题。 - On the face of it Palestinians have chosen principle over pragmatism.
面对这项建议，巴勒斯坦人选择了实用主义的原则。 - Though their power is renewable and, on the face of it, carbon-free, there are lots of bad things about them, too.
尽管它产生的能源是可再生的，并且在表面上是无碳排放的，但还是有很多不好的方面。 - He had the most appealing look in his eyes I ever saw on the face of a dumb or talking animal.
- In fact, the text says "and there is darkness on the face of deep."
事实上，文中说“混沌的表面一片黑暗“
耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选 - And there is a very big difference between these two simplicities, even though on the face of it, they may at times look similar.
这两种简单性之间有很大的区别，尽管乍看起来，他们有时也许是相似的。
哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选 - On the face of it, two sleepy companies, structured as so-called master limited partnerships (MLPs), merged.
FORBES: Energy MLPs acquire so they can borrow cheaply... and do more deals