"on the face of it" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 表面上看

Definition

用來描述某事在一開始看來是怎樣的，未了解所有細節前的表面印象。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於較正式、書面用語。常用來表達『表面上...但實際可能不同』。不可用於描述人的臉部外觀。

Examples

On the face of it, the job seems easy.

**表面上看**，這份工作好像很簡單。

On the face of it, there is nothing wrong with the report.

**表面上看**，報告沒有什麼問題。

On the face of it, this rule makes sense.

**表面上看**，這條規則說得通。

On the face of it, everything looks fine, but there could be hidden problems.

**表面上看**，一切都很好，但可能有隱藏的問題。

On the face of it, her explanation was reasonable, though I’m still not sure.

**表面上看**，她的解釋是合理的，不過我還是不確定。

On the face of it, this offer sounds great, but let’s read the small print.

**表面上看**，這個優惠不錯，不過我們得看看細則。