Aboveboard



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. / adv. 光明正大的
• ［英］ adj. / adv. 光明正大的（honest and open）
• ［类］ 反义词: chicanery ( 诡计, 狡诈) ; surreptitious ( 秘密的)
• ［记］ above（在上面）+board（木板） -> 一切都放到桌面上谈 -> 光明正大的
• ［例］ The deal was completely aboveboard.

Webster Collegiate

I. adverb

• Etymology: from the difficulty of cheating at cards when the hands are above the table
• Date: 1594
• in a straightforward manner ; openly

II. adjective

• Date: 1648
• free from all traces of deceit or duplicity

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