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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1173 COCA: 1689

obvious

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obvious /ˈɑːbvijəs/ adjective
obvious
/ˈɑːbvijəs/
adjective
Learner's definition of OBVIOUS
[more obvious; most obvious]
1 
: easy to see or notice明显的；显而易见的
2 
: easy for the mind to understand or recognize明白易懂的；清楚的

the obvious

: something that is obvious明摆着的事情

— obviousness

noun [noncount]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1173 COCA: 1689

obvious

adjective

ob·​vi·​ous ˈäb-vē-əs How to pronounce obvious (audio)
1
: easily discovered, seen, or understood
It was obvious that things weren't working out.
She stayed for obvious reasons.
2
archaic : being in the way or in front
obviousness noun

Synonyms

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evident, manifest, patent, distinct, obvious, apparent, plain, clear mean readily perceived or apprehended.

evident implies presence of visible signs that lead one to a definite conclusion.

an evident fondness for sweets

manifest implies an external display so evident that little or no inference is required.

manifest hostility

patent applies to a cause, effect, or significant feature that is clear and unmistakable once attention has been directed to it.

patent defects

distinct implies such sharpness of outline or definition that no unusual effort to see or hear or comprehend is required.

a distinct refusal

obvious implies such ease in discovering that it often suggests conspicuousness or little need for perspicacity in the observer.

the obvious solution

apparent is very close to evident except that it may imply more conscious exercise of inference.

for no apparent reason

plain suggests lack of intricacy, complexity, or elaboration.

her feelings about him are plain

clear implies an absence of anything that confuses the mind or obscures the pattern.

a clear explanation

Example Sentences

Her doctor immediately noticed the obvious signs of the disease. She saw only the most obvious differences. It was obvious that things weren't working out. The answer seems obvious enough to me. The problem was immediately obvious to everyone in the room. He was the obvious candidate for president. The obvious question is: how did he become so successful? For obvious reasons, I would not like to reveal my name. See More
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Word History

Etymology

Latin obvius, from obviam in the way, from ob in the way of + viam, accusative of via way — more at ob-, via

First Known Use

1583, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of obvious was in 1583

Phrases Containing obvious
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1173 COCA: 1689
obvious

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES VERBS➤appear, be, look, seem, sound顯得明顯；明顯；看上去顯而易見；似乎明顯；聽起來明顯▸➤become變得明顯◇It soon became obvious that the machine did not work.機器故障很快就顯現出來了。➤make sth使⋯清楚◇His manner made it obvious he didn't like her.他的態度清楚地表明他不喜歡她。ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其／相當／非常明顯◇I'm not going to tell Jim about this, for fairly obvious reasons.因為一些顯而易見的原因，我不打算把這件事告訴吉姆。➤blatantly, blindingly, glaringly, patently, transparently (especially BrE) 極其明顯；一目瞭然▸➤completely, perfectly, quite完全／十分／非常明顯◇The answer is perfectly obvious!答案十分明顯！➤increasingly日益明顯▸➤by no means, far from, less than, not at all, not entirely一點兒也不明顯◇It was far from obvious how they were going to get off the island.很難看出他們將如何離開這座島。➤a little, slightly, etc.有些／略微有些明顯▸➤apparently, seemingly貌似／看似明顯▸➤immediately馬上看得出◇It was immediately obvious that the bag was too heavy.馬上就發覺這個包太重了。➤intuitively直覺上顯而易見◇Avoid making intuitively obvious but unfounded assertions.避免作出僅憑直覺卻沒有根據的論斷。➤depressingly, painfully明顯讓人憂傷／痛苦◇It was becoming painfully obvious that the two of them had nothing in common.他們倆沒有任何共同點，這一點日漸明顯，令人難過。➤all too太明顯◇The ineptitude of the government was all too obvious.政府的無能實在太明顯了。PREPOSITION➤to對⋯來說顯而易見◇It is obvious to me that you're unhappy in your job.我很清楚你的工作不如意。PHRASES➤be so obvious that...很明顯⋯◇The metaphor is so obvious that it's impossible to miss.這一比喻顯而易見，不可能看不出來。

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