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aboveboard 音標拼音: [əb'ʌvb ,ɔrd] ad. 光明正大地,率直地
a. 光明正大的,率直的 光明正大地,率直地光明正大的,率直的 aboveboard adv 1: in an honest manner; " in he can' t get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"; " was known for dealing aboveboard in everything" [ synonym: { honestly}, { aboveboard}] [ ant: { deceitfully}, { dishonestly}, { venally}] adj 1: without concealment or deception; honest; " their business was open and aboveboard"; " straightforward in all his business affairs" [ synonym: { aboveboard}, { straightforward}] Aboveboard \ A* bove" board`\, adv. Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception. " Fair and aboveboard." -- Burke. [ 1913 Webster] Note: This expression is said by Johnson to have been borrowed from gamesters, who, when they change their cards, put their hands under the table. [ 1913 Webster] 24 Moby Thesaurus words for " above- board": artless, candid, candidly, direct, forthright, frank, frankly, freely, genuine, guileless, honest, honorable, in the open, ingenuous, open, openly, plainly, publicly, straight, straightforward, straightforwardly, undeceitful, undeceiving, undeceptive
39 Moby Thesaurus words for " aboveboard": artless, authentic, before one, bona fide, face to face, fair and square, forthright, foursquare, genuine, good- faith, in broad daylight, in open court, in plain sight, in plain view, in public, in public view, in the marketplace, in the open, ingenuous, on the level, on the square, on the table, on the up- and- up, open, open and aboveboard, openly, overtly, plain dealing, publicly, scrupulous, single- hearted, square, square- dealing, square- shooting, straight, straight- shooting, unsophisticated, up- and- up, veritable |
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