above board

/əˌbʌv ˈbɔːd/NEUTRAL · C1
中文對應近似對應
光明正大
字面意思: «擺在桌面上»

意思

honest and legal, with nothing hidden

誠實合法,毫無隱瞞.

例句

  1. 1The sale was completely above board, with a lawyer checking every document.
  2. 2Is this deal above board, or are they avoiding tax?
  3. 3Before signing, Priya checked that the landlord's contract was above board and fair.
  4. 4Everything about the raffle was above board: the tickets were drawn in front of everyone.
  5. 5The police found that the builder's payments were all above board.

文法

片語不變。通常用在 be 之後,常加 all 或 completely;用在名詞前時常寫作 above-board。

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