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on the face of it
face F0003200 (fās)n.1. a. The surface of the front of the head from the top of the forehead to the base of the chin and from ear to ear.b. A person: We saw many new faces on the first day of classes.2. A person's countenance: a happy face.3. A contorted facial expression; a grimace: made a face at the prospect of eating lemons.4. a. A countenance of a certain complexion or form. Used in combination: babyface; frogface.b. A person having such a countenance. Used in combination: paleface.5. a. Facial makeup: put one's face on.b. Facial makeup of a certain color, usually worn for the purpose of impersonating or mocking people of a particular racial or ethnic group. Used in combination: applied blackface.c. Assumed characteristics, such as clothing or behavior, intended to impersonate or mock people of a particular racial or ethnic group. Used in combination: dressing up in yellowface.6. Outward appearance: the modern face of the city.7. a. Value or standing in the eyes of others; prestige: did their best to save face after they were shown to be wrong; did not want to lose face by being unable to live up to his reputation.b. Self-assurance; confidence: The team managed to maintain a firm face even in times of great adversity.8. Effrontery; impudence: had the face to question my judgment.9. The most significant or prominent surface of an object, especially:a. The surface presented to view; the front.b. A façade.c. Outer surface: the face of the earth.d. A marked side: the face of a clock; the face of a playing card.e. The right side, as of fabric.f. An exposed, often precipitous surface of rock.10. A planar surface of a geometric solid.11. Any of the surfaces of a rock or crystal.12. The end, as of a mine or tunnel, at which work is advancing.13. The appearance and geologic surface features of an area of land; topography.14. Printing a. A typeface or range of typefaces.b. The raised printing surface of a piece of type.v. faced, fac·ing, fac·es v.tr.1. To occupy a position with the face toward: stood and faced the audience.2. To front on: a window that faces the south.3. a. To meet or confront with self-assurance: How can I face your parents when they know that I've let them down?b. To acknowledge and accept or deal with: had to face the facts; must be willing to face our problems. See Synonyms at defy.4. a. To be certain to encounter; have in store: An unskilled youth faces a difficult life.b. To bring or to be brought face to face with: "The prospect of military conflict ... faced us with nightmarish choices" (Henry A. Kissinger).5. To cause (troops) to change direction by giving a command.6. Games To turn (a playing card) so that the face is up.7. To furnish with a surface or cover of a different material: bronze that is faced with gold foil.8. To line or trim the edge of, especially with contrasting material: face a hem with lace.9. To treat the surface of so as to smooth.v.intr.1. To be turned or placed with the front toward a specified direction.2. To turn the face in a specified direction.Phrasal Verbs: face down To attain mastery over or overcome by confronting in a resolute, determined manner: face down an opponent in a debate; faced the enemy down. face off1. Sports To stand opposite an opponent in ice hockey, lacrosse, and other games and attempt to gain control of a puck or ball released by an official at the start of play.2. To compete: Two longtime opponents faced off in a bitter election. face up To confront an unpleasant situation with resolution and assurance: had to face up or get out; finally faced up to the problem.Idioms: face the music To accept the unpleasant consequences, especially of one's own actions. in the face/teeth of In opposition to or defiance of. on the face of it From appearances alone; apparently: On the face of it, the problem seems minor. show (one's) face To make an appearance: Don't show your face on my property again. to (one's) face In the view or hearing of: insulted me to my face.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *facia, from Latin faciēs; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
face′a·ble adj.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1.on the face of it - from appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor"apparently, ostensibly, seemingly |
Translationsface (feis) noun1. the front part of the head, from forehead to chin. a beautiful face. 面孔 面孔2. a surface especially the front surface. a rock face. 正面 正面3. in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done. a coal face. 採掘面 采掘面 verb1. to be opposite to. My house faces the park. 面對 面对2. to turn, stand etc in the direction of. She faced him across the desk. 使轉向 使转向3. to meet or accept boldly. to face one's fate. 勇敢承當 勇敢承当-faced adjective having a face of a certain kind. a baby-faced man. 具有...臉型的 具有...脸型的facial (ˈfeiʃəl) adjective of the face. facial expressions. 面部的 面部的facing preposition opposite. The hotel is facing the church. 面對著 面对着facecloth noun (American washcloth) a piece of cloth for washing the face or body. 洗臉毛巾，面巾 洗脸毛巾，面巾 ˈfacelift noun1. an operation to smooth and firm the face. She has had a facelift. 整容 整容2. a process intended to make a building etc look better. This village will be given a facelift. 翻新(建築物) 翻新ˈface-powder noun a type of make-up in the form of a fine powder. She put on face-powder to stop her nose shining. 擦臉香粉 搽脸香粉ˈface-saving adjective of something which helps a person not to look stupid or not to appear to be giving in. He agreed to everything we asked and as a face-saving exercise we offered to consult him occasionally. 保全面子的 保全面子的face value the value stated on the face of a coin etc. Some old coins are now worth a great deal more than their face value. 票面價值，面額 票面价值，表面价值 at face value as being as valuable etc as it appears. You must take this offer at face value. 表面價值，面值 表面价值face the music to accept punishment or responsibility for something one has done. The child had to face the music after being rude to the teacher. 承擔譴責，勇於承擔責任 经受谴责，勇于承担责任 face to face in person; in the actual presence of one another. I'd like to meet him face to face some day – I've heard so much about him. 面對面的 面对面的face up to to meet or accept boldly. She faced up to her difficult situation. 勇敢地對付 勇敢地对付in the face of having to deal with and in spite of. She succeeded in the face of great difficulties. 儘管 尽管lose face to suffer a loss of respect or reputation. You will really lose face if you are defeated. 丟臉 丢脸make/pull a face to twist one's face into a strange expression. She pulled faces at the baby to make it laugh. 做鬼臉 做鬼脸on the face of it as it appears at first glance, usually deceptively. On the face of it, the problem was easy. 乍看起來 乍看起来put a good face on it to give the appearance of being satisfied etc with something when one is not. Now it's done we'll have to put a good face on it. 裝出心滿意足的樣子 装出心满意足的样子save one's face to avoid appearing stupid or wrong. I refuse to accept the reponsibility for that error just to save your face – it's your fault. 保全面子 保全面子on the face of it
on the face of itAs it seems; superficially; based on what is known. Things seem to be improving on the face of it, but there is still a huge problem with crime in the inner city.See also: face, of, onon the face of itFig. superficially; from the way it looks. This looks like a serious problem on the face of it. It probably is minor, however. On the face of it, it seems worthless.See also: face, of, onon the face of itSeemingly, based on available evidence, as in On the face of it this project should break even in six months. This idiom uses face in the sense of "a superficial view." [Early 1700s] See also: face, of, onon the face of it COMMON You say on the face of it to describe how something seems at first, in order to suggest that people's opinion may change when they know or think more about the subject. On the face of it that seems to make sense. But the figures don't add up. It is, on the face of it, difficult to see how the West could radically change its position.See also: face, of, onon the face of it without necessarily knowing all of the relevant facts; at first glance.See also: face, of, onon the ˈface of it (informal) as something appears to you when you first look at or consider it, especially when your first impression may be or was wrong: On the face of it the pay offer looked wonderful, but in fact it wasn’t nearly as good as we thought. ♢ ‘Well, what do you think of the new plans?’ ‘On the face of it, they look good but I think we need to look at them more closely.’See also: face, of, on on the face of it From appearances alone; apparently: On the face of it, the problem seems minor.See also: face, of, onEncyclopediaSeefaceLegalSeeFaceon the face of it
Synonyms for on the face of itadv from appearances aloneSynonyms- apparently
- ostensibly
- seemingly
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