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  • Derivatives : n  obviousness ; adv  obviously
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

obvious ['ɔbvɪəs]
  1. 1. adjective 明显
    it's obvious that...
    明显
    for obvious reasons
    由于显然理由

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

obvious [ˈɒbvɪəs]
  1. 1. adjective 明显的显而易见

Collins English-English Dictionary

obvious ['ɒbvɪəs]
  1. 1. adj easy to see or understand; evident
  2. 2. adj exhibiting motives, feelings, intentions, etc, clearly or without subtlety
  3. 3. adj naive or unsubtle
    the play was rather obvious
  4. 4. adj [obsolete] being or standing in the way
  5. 5. adj [Etymology] C16: from Latin obvius, from obviam in the way, from ob- against + via way

Examples

That he's gone is obvious.
显然他已去了。
it's blatantly obvious
显而易见
for obvious reasons
由于显然的理由
"I don't understand" - "why, it's obvious!"
“我不明白” “嗨,这是显而易见的!”
That is an obvious error.
这是一个很明显的错误。

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