obvious
/ˈɒbvɪəs/adjective
1- easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident, or apparent显而易见的; 清楚的; 自明的; 明显的：
unemployment has been the most obvious cost of the recession
失业是经济衰退最明显的代价
with clause it was obvious a storm was coming in.暴风雨显然即将来临。
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- derogatory predictable and lacking in subtlety〈贬〉可预计到的; 可想而知的; 平淡无奇的：
it was an obvious remark to make.
这句话平淡无奇。
派生词
obviously
adverbobviousness
noun词源
late 16th cent. （in the sense 'frequently encountered'）： from Latin obvius （from the phrase ob viam 'in the way'） + -OUS.