obvious

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ If something is obvious, it is easy to see or understand. 明顯的
...the need to rectify what is an obvious injustice. …糾正明顯不公行為的必要性。
2. ADJ If you describe something that someone says as obvious, you are being critical of it because you think it is unnecessary or shows lack of imagination. 無(wú)新意的[表不滿]
Such an explanation seems too simple, and too obvious. 這樣的一個(gè)解釋似乎太簡(jiǎn)單而且太沒(méi)新意。
3. PHRASE If you say that someone is stating the obvious, you mean that they are saying something that everyone already knows and understands. 說(shuō)人人皆知的事

When it was obvious the company was going bankrupt , the government ordered all their assets to be frozen .
Would you quickly look over these figures for me and see if there are any obvious mistakes ?
It is obvious that sweeping changes are needed in the legal system .
If we view the problem from a different angle , a solution may become more obvious.
His speech was inarticulate and it was obvious he had been drinking .