obvious

英 [ˈɒbviəs]

美 [ˈɑːbviəs]

adj. 明显的; 显然的; 易理解的; 公认的; 当然的; 平淡无奇的; 无创意的; 因显而易见而不必要的

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同义词辨析

obvious apparent clear manifest【导航词义：明显的】

obviousadj. 明显的，显然的

〔辨析〕

指容易理解或显而易见的，无需说明和论证。

〔例证〕

The obvious problem is water pollution.
显而易见的问题是水污染。
It was obvious that Tom was lying.
汤姆显然在说谎。

apparentadj. 显然的，明白的

〔辨析〕

词义同 obvious，但通常作表语。

〔例证〕

It is apparent that she is in no condition to travel.
她的健康状况显然不宜旅行。
Her love for the child was apparent.
她对这孩子的爱是显而易见的。
For no apparent reason, she left suddenly.
不知什么原因，她突然离开了

clearadj. 明显的，明白无误的

〔辨析〕

普通用词，指清晰易懂、确定无疑的。

〔例证〕

It was a clear case of sexual discrimination.
这是一个很明显的性别歧视的例子。
She won by a clear majority.
她以明显的多数获胜。
It is a clear case of corruption.
这很明显是一起贪污案。
There is clear evidence putting her at the scene of the crime.
有她在犯罪现场的明显证据。

manifestadj. 〈正式〉显而易见的，明显的

〔辨析〕

指一目了然的或浅显易懂的。

〔例证〕

This is a manifest error of judgment.
这是明显的判断错误。
They were unaware of some unrecognised cases of manifest injustice.
他们没有发觉一些被忽略了的明显不公平的现象。

牛津词典

adj.

明显的；显然的；易理解的
easy to see or understand
1. It was obvious to everyone that the child had been badly treated.
  人人一看便知，那个孩子受过虐待。
2. It's obvious from what she said that something is wrong.
  根据她所说的，显然是出问题了。
3. I know you don't like her but try not to make it so obvious.
  我明白你不喜欢她，但是尽量别表露得那么明显。
4. He agreed with obvious pleasure.
  他同意了，显然很高兴。
5. For obvious reasons , I'd prefer not to give my name.
  因为显而易见的原因，我不愿披露自己的姓名。
6. The reasons for this decision were not immediately obvious .
  作出这一决定的理由暂时还不清楚。
公认的；当然的
that most people would think of or agree to
1. She was the obvious choice for the job.
  她是这一工作的当然人选。
2. There's no obvious solution to the problem.
  这个问题尚无公认的解决办法。
3. This seemed the most obvious thing to do.
  这似乎是最顺理成章的做法。
平淡无奇的；无创意的；因显而易见而不必要的
not interesting, new or showing imagination; unnecessary because it is clear to everyone
1. The ending was pretty obvious.
  结尾十分平淡。
2. I may be stating the obvious but without more money the project cannot survive.
  我这话可能多余，但是不投入更多资金，项目就难以为继。

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 明显的；显然的；无疑的
If something isobvious, it is easy to see or understand.
1. ...the need to rectify what is an obvious injustice...
  矫正明显不公的需要
2. Determining how the Democratic challenger would conduct his presidency isn't quite so obvious.
  这位民主党挑战者将如何履行总统职务还不能明确判断。
ADJ-GRADED 不必要的;无新意的；缺乏想象力的
If you describe something that someone says asobvious, you are being critical of it because you think it is unnecessary or shows lack of imagination.
1. There are some very obvious phrases that we all know or certainly should know better than to use.
  我们都知道或是肯定应该知道有些说法已毫无新意，最好避免使用。

英英释义

adj

easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
1. obvious errors

双语例句

With breast cancer, as with many common diseases, there is no obvious breakthrough on the horizon
对乳腺癌等很多常见疾病来说，目前还看不到有明显的突破。
There are obvious distinctions between the two wine-making areas
两个酿酒地区之间有着显著的差别。
From the studio's roster of leading men, Robert Walker was an obvious choice to play the part.
从该电影公司的男主角名单来看，罗伯特·沃克显然是出演这一角色的不二人选。
This is an obvious sop to the large Irish-American audience
这明显是讨好广大爱尔兰裔美国观众的一种手段。
The two plots share certain obvious affinities.
这两个情节有某种明显的相似。
It seemed obvious from his report of that meeting that you were trying to focus suspicion on Mr Hirsch.
从他对那次会面的报告中可以明显看出你正把怀疑的焦点转向赫希先生。
Well, it's obvious, ain't it?
嗯，这很明显，不是吗？
His exhaustion was obvious when he fell asleep standing.
他站着睡着了，显然是太累了。
Determining how the Democratic challenger would conduct his presidency isn't quite so obvious.
这位民主党挑战者将如何履行总统职务还不能明确判断。
The implication was obvious: vote for us or it will be very embarrassing for you
弦外之音很明显：投票给我们，否则你会非常难堪。