aboveboard 音标拼音: [əb'ʌvb
, ɔrd]
ad . 光明正大地,率直地
a . 光明正大的,率直的
光明正大地,率直地光明正大的,率直的
aboveboard adv 1 :
in an honest manner ; "
in he can '
t get it honestly ,
he is willing to steal it "; "
was known for dealing aboveboard in everything " [
synonym : {
honestly }, {
aboveboard }] [
ant :
{
deceitfully }, {
dishonestly }, {
venally }]
adj 1 :
without concealment or deception ;
honest ; "
their business was open and aboveboard "; "
straightforward in all his business affairs " [
synonym : {
aboveboard }, {
straightforward }]
Aboveboard \
A *
bove "
board `\,
adv .
Above the board or table .
Hence :
in open sight ;
without trick ,
concealment ,
or deception . "
Fair and aboveboard ."
--
Burke .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
This expression is said by Johnson to have been borrowed from gamesters ,
who ,
when they change their cards ,
put their hands under the table .
[
1913 Webster ]
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "
above -
board ":
artless ,
candid ,
candidly ,
direct ,
forthright ,
frank ,
frankly ,
freely ,
genuine ,
guileless ,
honest ,
honorable ,
in the open ,
ingenuous ,
open ,
openly ,
plainly ,
publicly ,
straight ,
straightforward ,
straightforwardly ,
undeceitful ,
undeceiving ,
undeceptive
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "
aboveboard ":
artless ,
authentic ,
before one ,
bona fide ,
face to face ,
fair and square ,
forthright ,
foursquare ,
genuine ,
good -
faith ,
in broad daylight ,
in open court ,
in plain sight ,
in plain view ,
in public ,
in public view ,
in the marketplace ,
in the open ,
ingenuous ,
on the level ,
on the square ,
on the table ,
on the up -
and -
up ,
open ,
open and aboveboard ,
openly ,
overtly ,
plain dealing ,
publicly ,
scrupulous ,
single -
hearted ,
square ,
square -
dealing ,
square -
shooting ,
straight ,
straight -
shooting ,
unsophisticated ,
up -
and -
up ,
veritable
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