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on paper idiom judging something by how it has been planned rather than how it really works in practice: 据书面材料,在书面上,在理论上 The design certainly looks good on paper.该设计从理论上看的确很不错。 Several candidates seemed suitable on paper but failed the interview.有几个应聘者从申请表上看条件不错,但面试都未通过。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Seeming and purporting to be apparent appear appearance as if/thoughidiom by the look(s) of thingsidiom come across come off formal outwardly outwardness parallax pass pass for sb/sth persona semblance superficial superficiality superficially supposably surface
on paper | American Dictionary
on paper idiom according to a theory or idea as opposed to something that has been tried: On paper it looks like it could work, but I won't believe it until I see it in operation.
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