on the face of

常见例句

On the face of it, that is an odd question.
表面看来，这是个稀奇古怪的问题。
On the face of it Palestinians have chosen principle over pragmatism.
面对这项建议，巴勒斯坦人选择了实用主义的原则。
Though their power is renewable and, on the face of it, carbon-free, there are lots of bad things about them, too.
尽管它产生的能源是可再生的，并且在表面上是无碳排放的，但还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."
事实上，文中说“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.
这两种简单性之间有很大的区别，尽管乍看起来，他们有时也许是相似的。
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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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