"in plain sight" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 显而易见

Definition

如果某物‘显而易见’，它就在眼前，很容易被看到，没有隐藏。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用来表示对明显却被忽略的事物感到惊讶，经常说‘就在眼前’。口语和书面语都常见，但不算正式表达。

Examples

The keys were in plain sight on the table.

钥匙就在桌上**显而易见**。

The answer was in plain sight, but I missed it.

答案**显而易见**，但我没发现。

The book was in plain sight on the shelf.

那本书就在书架上**显而易见**。

Sometimes the best ideas are in plain sight, but we overlook them.

有时候最好的想法**显而易见**，但我们却忽略了。

The cat was hiding in plain sight, blending in with the white couch.

猫**显而易见**地藏在白色沙发上，完全融进去。

He left the note in plain sight so she would see it as soon as she came in.

他把便条放在**显而易见**的地方，让她一进门就能看到。