prima facie

/prahy-muh -fey-shee-ee, fey-shee, fey-shuh, pree-/US // ˈpraɪ mə ˈfeɪ ʃiˌi, ˈfeɪ ʃi, ˈfeɪ ʃə, ˈpri- //

表面上看,表面上看是这样的,表面上看是,初步证据

Definitions

adv.副词 adverb

1
- : at first appearance; at first view, before investigation; self-evident; obvious.

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : plain or clear on initial investigation or at first view; self-evident; obvious: A rise in productivity correlates with rising employee well-being, making a prima facie case for improving workplace conditions.

adv.on the face of it

Synonyms

This is prima facia evidence of the delusional attitude that the administration had toward Vladimir Putin.
She was also the first Native American prima ballerina … anywhere.
As for Vianna Roman, who is sometimes known as “Old Girl” or “Prima,” her trial is set for Feb. 5.
Which is why I cringe when I hear some of the so-called pundits calling controllers lazy, overpaid prima donnas.
Allen Barra blasts him for being a mediocre prima donna who will be beaten by the Jets.
The tenor dies; the prima donna appears to do the same, but the libretto consoles you by declaring that she only swoons.
Prima facie, the verdict here is less favorable than in the previous case.
He sang bravura airs with a facility of vocalisation any prima donna might have envied.
Even here the glorious voice of the prima donna floated clear as a silver bell.
The young girl became, thanks to him, the celebrated prima donna of the Fenice theatre, at Venice in 1820.