prima facie

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˌpraɪ.mə ˈfeɪ.ʃi]
• 美式音标 [ˌpraɪ.mə ˈfeɪ.ʃi]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• adj. （拉）初步印象；乍看的

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• From this perspective, America has a prima facie case that it acted legally.
  从这个角度来说，乍看上去美国（击毙奥拉基）的行动是合法的。
• If Rio's accident-prone board is recommending the deal, there must be a prima facie case for doing something else.
  如果易出事故的力拓董事会推荐这一交易，那么必然会有采取其它行动的初步理由。
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• The Obama administration’s decision not to nationalise the banks is presented as prima facie evidence of the oligarchs’ power.
  奥巴马政府实施银行非国有化的决策被当成是寡头权力的初步证据。

权威例句

• As I say, it could be of course, but the prima facie answer is that it is not.
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• The Obama administration's decision not to nationalise the banks is presented as prima facie evidence of the oligarchs' power.
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• So does all this add up to prima facie evidence of collusion?
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词组短语

短语

• Prima facie duties 义务;初步责任;表面责任
• Prima Facie Obviousness 初步显而易见
• sufficient prima facie grounds 充分的表面理由
• prima facie Vorrang 初步的优先顺序
• Prima facie no crack 表面无裂纹

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• at first sight (= based on what seems to be the truth when first seen or heard)

柯林斯英英字典

• Prima facie is used to describe something that appears to be true when you first consider it.

专业释义

法学

• 初步的；表面的；有希望立案的

交通运输工程

• 根据表面所见