on the face of

常見例句

On the face of it, that is an odd question.
表面看來，這是個稀奇古怪的問題。
On the face of it Palestinians have chosen principle over pragmatism.
面對這項建議，巴勒斯坦人選擇了實用主義的原則。
Though their power is renewable and, on the face of it, carbon-free, there are lots of bad things about them, too.
盡管它產(chǎn)生的能源是可再生的，并且在表面上是無碳排放的，但還是有很多不好的方面。

He had the most appealing look in his eyes I ever saw on the face of a dumb or talking animal.
In fact, the text says "and there is darkness on the face of deep."
事實上，文中說“混沌的表面一片黑暗“
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And there is a very big difference between these two simplicities, even though on the face of it, they may at times look similar.
這兩種簡單性之間有很大的區(qū)別，盡管乍看起來，他們有時也許是相似的。
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On the face of it, two sleepy companies, structured as so-called master limited partnerships (MLPs), merged.
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On the face of it, this seems like a watershed moment for independent film financing.
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On the face of it, Mr Crandall is the last of a dying breed.
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