prima facie

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /ˈpɹiː.mə ˈfeɪ.siː/|/ˈpɹaɪ-/|/-ʃiː/|/-ʃə/    美 /ˈpɹiː.mə ˈfeɪ.siː/|/ˈpɹaɪ-/|/-ʃiː/|/-ʃə/|/ˈpɹiː.mə ˈfæɪ.siː/|/ˈpɹɑɪ-/|/-ʃiː/|/-ʃə/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Apparently correct; not needing proof unless evidence to the contrary is shown. not-comparable
    — We conclude that the single photon is somehow interacting with itself. And now we have prima facie evidence of the superposition of quantum particles, that they can exist in more than one place at the same time.
副词 adv.
  1. At first sight; on the face of it.
    — […] the nicest young man that ever was, — daintily gloved, patently booted, oilily curled, snowily wristbanded, with a lovely cambric (prima facie) handkerchief bound about his hyacinthine locks and polished hat.

词形变化

more prima facie comparative most prima facie superlative

词源

词源 1
From Latin prīmā (“first”) + faciē (“shape, figure”), literally “at the first appearance.”
词源 2
From Latin prīmā (“first”) + faciē (“shape, figure”), literally “at the first appearance.”
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