self-evident
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌself-ˈevident adjective formal OBVIOUSclearly true and needing no more proof 不证自明的，显而易见的 SYN obvious self-evident truths 不言自明的真相it is self-evident (that) It is self-evident that childhood experiences influence our adult behaviour. 童年经历会影响到我们成年后的行为，这是显而易见的。► see thesaurus at obvious
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self-evident• A lot of these things honestly involve real debates over ideas ... and the answers are not self-evident.• The benefits that will accrue following economic recovery are self-evident.• The narrowness of this interpretation is self-evident.• And compared with so self-evident a need, the matter of where the money was to come from was quite irrelevant.• The facts in this case are self-evident and cannot be denied.• Even the principle of democracy, which seems self-evident in the West is challenged elsewhere.• It is self-evident to most people that the government is under no obligation to finance the arts.• All feminists, however, demand dignity and autonomy as self-evident truths in the finest tradition of Western social theory.• Sad to learn that those self-evident truths, necessary truths, faltered so badly when subjected to rigorous examination.it is self-evident (that)• Yet it is self-evident that it may occur in other situations, most particularly in institutional care.ˌself-ˈevident adjectiveChineseSyllable
true and no more clearly needing proof Corpus
self-evident
ˌself-ˈevident
adjective formal
clearly true and needing no more proof
SYN obvious:
self-evident truths
it is self-evident (that)
It is self-evident that childhood experiences influence our adult behaviour.
▪ obvious something that is obvious is very easy to notice or understand – used especially when you are surprised that other people cannot notice it: There is an obvious connection between the two murders. | It was obvious that something was wrong.
▪clear easy to notice that something is true, so that you feel sure about it and have no doubts: It was clear to me that my father was dying. | There are clear signs of an economic recovery.
▪noticeable very easy to notice, especially because you can see, hear, smell, or feel something: Steroid drugs cause a noticeable change in someone’s behaviour. | Road noise tends to be more noticeable in certain weather conditions.
▪conspicuous very easy to notice, because of being different from things around them: a conspicuous white spot on the bird’s wings | She tried to make herself look less conspicuous. | Don’t leave your valuables in a conspicuous place.
▪unmistakable extremely obvious, so that you cannot possibly confuse something with something else: the unmistakable sound of gunfire | The flower’s scent is unmistakable.
▪self-evident formal facts, ideas etc that are self-evident are obvious and true, although some people may not accept them or know about them: The facts in this case are self-evident and cannot be denied. | We hold these truths to be self-evident (=we believe that they obvious and true – from the American Declaration of Independence).
▪blatant use this about something that someone does which is clearly bad, but which they do not seem to be ashamed of: a blatant lie | The bill is a blatant attempt to limit our right to free speech.
▪can tell to know that something must be true because you can see signs that show this: Even though it was dark, she could tell it was him. | How can you tell if you’ve broken your arm?
ˌself-ˈevident
adjective formalclearly true and needing no more proof
SYN obvious:
it is self-evident (that)
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