obvious

• adj.明白な; 顕著な; ありふれた

obviateから、道に対して、邪魔になる、-ous、形容詞接尾辞。つまり、道をふさぐ、派生的に明らかな障害物、後にobviousと一般化した。

obvious (adj.)

1580s, "frequently met with," from Latin obvius "that is in the way, presenting itself readily, open, exposed, commonplace," from obviam (adv.) "in the way," from ob "against" (see ob-) + viam, accusative of via "way" (see via). Meaning "plain to see, evident" is first recorded 1630s. Related: Obviously; obviousness.

1. The ideological divisions between the parties aren 't always obvious .

政党間のイデオロギー的境界線は常にはっきりしているわけではない。

2.She persevered in her idea despite obvious objections raised by friends.

友人たちは明確に反対しているが、彼女は自分の意見を堅持している。

3.It 's obvious that you need more time to think.

考えるのに時間がかかることは明らかです。

4.She 's made it obvious that she 's appaled by me.

彼女は私にびっくりしたと告白した。

5.As an exercise in stating the obvious ，this could scarcely be faulted.

これはすべて明らかなことであり、ほとんど間違いはあり得ない。