aboveboard 英 [ə'bʌv'bɔ:d]   美 [ə'bʌv'boʊrd]

aboveboard

aboveboard  英 [ə'bʌv'bɔ:d] 美 [ə'bʌv'boʊrd]

adv. 光明正大地;率直地  adj. 光明正大的;直率的 

His part in the affair was quite aboveboard. 在这事情上,他的行为是非常光明磊落的。
It guarantees a fair and aboveboard election by letting every voter express his or her will freely without subject to coercion, surveillance or threat by anyone. 它通过让每位选民自由表达自己的选举意志,并且没有任何人可以对选民进行胁迫、监视以及威胁,来保证选举是公平、光明正大的。

  • If something is aboveboard, it's done in a completely honest, straightforward way. When a company's business dealings are aboveboard, they act in an honorable, open manner.
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  • adv. 光明正大地;率直地
  • adj. 光明正大的;直率的
  • 1. His part in the affair was quite aboveboard.

    在这事情上,他的行为是非常光明磊落的。

  • 2. It guarantees a fair and aboveboard election by letting every voter express his or her will freely without subject to coercion, surveillance or threat by anyone.

    它通过让每位选民自由表达自己的选举意志,并且没有任何人可以对选民进行胁迫、监视以及威胁,来保证选举是公平、光明正大的。

  • 3. Knowing a few etiquette guidelines can help you keep your conduct aboveboard, and perhaps ease a few fears about putting yourself in front of the well-connected.

    了解一些礼仪规范能够让你的举止上得了台面,也许还能帮助你缓解面对人脉很广的人时的恐惧。

  • aboveboard (adj.) "in open sight, without trickery or disguise," 1610s, from above and board (n.1). "A figurative expression borrowed from gamesters, who, when they put their hands under the table, are changing their cards." [Johnson]
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