单词 | aboveboard |
释义 | aboveboard[ uh-buhv-bawrd, -bohrd ] / əˈbʌvˌbɔrd, -ˌboʊrd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR aboveboard ON THESAURUS.COM adverb, adjectivein open sight; without tricks, concealment, or disguise: Their actions are open and aboveboard. Origin of aboveboard1610–20; above + board; so called from the requirement of keeping the hands above the table or board in order to discourage possible cheating at cards SYNONYMS FOR aboveboardhonest, straightforward. SEE SYNONYMS FOR aboveboard ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR aboveboarddevious, underhanded, sneaky. SEE ANTONYMS FOR aboveboard ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby aboveboardabout to, about turn, above, above all, above and beyond, aboveboard, aboveground, abovementioned, above suspicion, above the law, above the line Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aboveboardBritish Dictionary definitions for aboveboardabove board adjective, adverb (aboveboard when prenominal)in the open; without dishonesty, concealment, or fraud Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with aboveboardaboveboard see open and aboveboard. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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