above-board
短语adv. 光明正大地；诚实地
发音
US
/əˈbʌvˌbɔɹd/
别名
aboveboard
above the board
释义与例句
adj.
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1.
In open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.
fair and aboveboard
adv.
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1.
Honestly; openly.
词汇关系
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词源
From above + board (“table”). First attested in 1610. Said by Johnson to have been borrowed from gamblers, who, when they change their cards, put their hands under the table.
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