face value

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ˌface ˈvalue noun

1 take something at face value BELIEVEto accept a situation or accept what someone says, without thinking there may be a hidden meaning 相信某事物的表面

You shouldn’t always take his remarks at face value.

他的话你不应该总是只听表面意思。

Examples from the Corpus

take something at face value• The newspapers have taken this propaganda at face value, without questioning it.• But now, a hundred years on, certain factions persist in taking it at face value.• And he no longer took things at face value.• Because Kate, for all her faults real and imagined, was the only person ever to take him at face value.

2. [singular, uncountableU]VALUE the value or cost shown on the front of something such as a stamp or coin 〔邮票、钱币等的〕面值，票面价值

Examples from the Corpus

face value• This type of bonus is not payable a face value until the policy become a claim.• Super Bowl tickets with a face value of $300 are being sold for $2,000.• This is probably correct, but conventional medical wisdom need not be accepted entirely at face value.• Neta accepted the explanation at face value.• Taken at face value, the most natural meaning of this slogan is that the body has nothing to do with sin.• In recent weeks at least six banks have sold all or part of their secured loans, for 61-65% of their face value.• Crooks typically sell the notes for 20 percent to 30 percent of their face value.• They loiter outside the big match with fistfuls of grubby tickets priced at many times their face value.

From Longman Business Dictionary

face valueˌface ˈvalue

1[countableC, uncountableU] the amount that appears on a coin, cheque etc which shows how much money it is worth

A voucher issued to passengers whose flights have been cancelled is redeemable by the airline for its face value.

face value of

A bank manager had issued false deposit certificateswith a face value of 342,000 yen.

2[countableC, uncountableU]FINANCE the stated value of a share, bond etc when it is ISSUED (=sold for the first time). This is not necessarily the price that is really paid for it. Bonds, for example, may be sold slightly above or below their face amount. This value is used to calculate YIELD (=how much profit bonds make for the investor)SYN FACE AMOUNT, NOMINAL VALUE, PAR VALUE

face value of

30-year bondswith a discounted face value of 35%

→ value

单词	face value
释义	face value Word family adjectivefacedfacelessfacialnounfacerfacialistfacingface cardfaceclothface creamfaceliftfacemanface packfaceplateface powderface-savingface timeface valuefaceadverbfacially ˌface ˈvalue noun 1 take something at face value BELIEVEto accept a situation or accept what someone says, without thinking there may be a hidden meaning 相信某事物的表面 You shouldn’t always take his remarks at face value. 他的话你不应该总是只听表面意思。 Examples from the Corpus take something at face value• The newspapers have taken this propaganda at face value, without questioning it.• But now, a hundred years on, certain factions persist in taking it at face value.• And he no longer took things at face value.• Because Kate, for all her faults real and imagined, was the only person ever to take him at face value. 2. [singular, uncountableU]VALUE the value or cost shown on the front of something such as a stamp or coin 〔邮票、钱币等的〕面值，票面价值 Examples from the Corpus face value• This type of bonus is not payable a face value until the policy become a claim.• Super Bowl tickets with a face value of $300 are being sold for $2,000.• This is probably correct, but conventional medical wisdom need not be accepted entirely at face value.• Neta accepted the explanation at face value.• Taken at face value, the most natural meaning of this slogan is that the body has nothing to do with sin.• In recent weeks at least six banks have sold all or part of their secured loans, for 61-65% of their face value.• Crooks typically sell the notes for 20 percent to 30 percent of their face value.• They loiter outside the big match with fistfuls of grubby tickets priced at many times their face value. From Longman Business Dictionary face valueˌface ˈvalue 1[countableC, uncountableU] the amount that appears on a coin, cheque etc which shows how much money it is worth A voucher issued to passengers whose flights have been cancelled is redeemable by the airline for its face value. face value of A bank manager had issued false deposit certificateswith a face value of 342,000 yen. 2[countableC, uncountableU]FINANCE the stated value of a share, bond etc when it is ISSUED (=sold for the first time). This is not necessarily the price that is really paid for it. Bonds, for example, may be sold slightly above or below their face amount. This value is used to calculate YIELD (=how much profit bonds make for the investor)SYN FACE AMOUNT, NOMINAL VALUE, PAR VALUE face value of 30-year bondswith a discounted face value of 35% → value
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