ob·vi·ous
adjective OPAL S
/ˈɒbviəs/
/ˈɑːbviəs/
- easy to see or understand
显而易见的；公然 - I know you don't like her but try not to make it so obvious.
我知道你不喜欢她，但尽量别表现得那么明显。 - He agreed with obvious pleasure.
他同意了，显然很高兴。 - obvious (that…) It soon became obvious that the machine did not work.
机器故障很快就显现出来了。 - It's painfully obvious that the budget was low for this movie.
很明显这部电影的预算很低。 - It's obvious a change is needed.
显然需要做出改变。 - obvious to somebody that… It was obvious to everyone that the child had been badly treated.
人人一看便知那个孩子受过虐待。 - obvious to somebody The lessons seem fairly obvious to anyone who doesn't work in the Administration.
对于不在政府工作的人来说，这些教训似乎相当明显。 - obvious from something that… It's obvious from what she said that something is wrong.
根据她所说的，显然是出问题了。 - For obvious reasons, I'd prefer not to give my name.
因为显而易见的原因，我不愿披露自己的姓名。 - The reasons for this decision were not immediately obvious.
作出这一决定的理由暂时还不清楚。 - The solution to weight loss is also blindingly obvious - whatever you eat, eat less.
减肥的解决办法也是显而易见的——无论吃什么，都要少吃。 - obvious how, what, etc. It was far from obvious how they were going to get off the island.
很难看出他们将如何离开这座岛。
Synonyms clearclearobvious ▪ apparent ▪ evident ▪ plainThese words all describe something that is easy to see or understand.clear easy to see or understand and leaving no doubts:- It was quite clear to me that she was lying.
我十分清楚她在撒谎。
- It’s obvious from what he said that something is wrong.
根据他所说的，显然是出问题了。
- It was apparent from her face that she was really upset.
从面容上一眼就可以看出她确实心绪烦乱。
- The orchestra played with evident enjoyment.
管弦乐队演奏得兴致勃勃。
- He made it very plain that he wanted us to leave.
他明确表示要我们离开。
- These words all have almost exactly the same meaning. There are slight differences in register and patterns of use. If you make something clear/plain, you do so deliberately because you want people to understand something; if you make something obvious, you usually do it without meaning to:
- I hope I make myself obvious.
- Try not to make it so clear/plain.
- an evident case of something.
- clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain to somebody/something
- clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain that/what/who/how/where/why…
- to seem/become/make something clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain
- perfectly/quite/very clear/obvious/apparent/evident/plain
Extra Examples- It is obvious to me that you're unhappy in your job.
我很清楚你的工作不如意。 - It was becoming painfully obvious that the two of them had nothing in common.
他们俩没有任何共同点，这一点日渐明显，令人难过。 - It was immediately obvious that the bag was too heavy.
马上就发觉这个包太重了。 - The ineptitude of the government was all too obvious.
政府的无能实在太明显了。 - He put his book down with obvious annoyance.
他放下了书，显然很生气。 - It's obvious that she'd be upset.
她会不高兴是意料之中的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- to
- be so obvious that…
- I know you don't like her but try not to make it so obvious.
- that most people would think of or agree to
公认的；当然的 - She was the obvious choice for the job.
她是这一工作的当然人选。 - There's no obvious solution to the problem.
这个问题尚无公认的解决办法。 - This seemed the most obvious thing to do.
这似乎是最顺理成章的做法。 - an obvious example/answer/question
一个明显的例子/答案/问题
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- to
- be so obvious that…
- She was the obvious choice for the job.
- (disapproving) not interesting, new or showing imagination; unnecessary because it is clear to everyone
平淡无奇的；无创意的；因显而易见而不必要的 - The ending was pretty obvious.
结尾十分平淡。 - I may be stating the obvious but without more money the project cannot survive.
我这话可能多余，但是不投入更多资金，项目就难以为继。
- The ending was pretty obvious.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘frequently encountered’): from Latin obvius (from the phrase ob viam ‘in the way’) + -ous.