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on the face of it
idiom
C2
used when you are describing how a situation seems on the surface: 从表面看；乍看起来
On the face of it, it seems like a bargain, but I bet there are hidden costs.从表面上看这好像是便宜，但我肯定其中有些隐藏的费用。
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 the face of it | American Dictionary
on the face of it
idiom
when first considered:
The story seems simple on the face of it, but it’s really pretty complicated.
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