aboveboard
英 [ə,bʌv'bɔːd]
美 [ə'bʌv'bord]
- adv. 明るく率直に; 率直に
- adj.明るく; 率直に
英語の語源
- aboveboard (adj.)
- 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]
例文
- 1. I didn 't have to bribe anyone ; it was all open and aboveboard .
- 私は誰にも賄賂を渡す必要はありません。これは完全に公明正大です。
- 2.His part in the affair was quite open and aboveboard .
- 彼が参加したことは完全に正大光明である。
- 3.He had been open and aboveboard ，and there was nothing to fear.
- 彼はいつも人前に出て、公に活動しているので、何も恐れることはありません。
- 4.I think everything ought to be aboveboard .
- 何事も正直に言うべきだと思います。
- 5.His business dealings were aboveboard .
- 彼の商売の付き合いは公明正大だ。
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