self-evident

🇬🇧 UK/'self'evidənt/🇺🇸 US/'self'evidәnt/

Definitions

adj.

Obviously true and requiring no proof or explanation; axiomatic

不言而喻的;不证自明的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
selfother
+
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entperforming, being in a state
=self-evident

Common Collocations

  • 1.self-evident truth不言而喻的真理
  • 2.self-evident fact显而易见的事实
  • 3.seem self-evident显得不证自明
  • 4.self-evident proposition不言自明的命题

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    It is self-evident that children need love and stability to thrive.

  • 2.

    The declaration states that certain truths are self-evident and universal.

  • 3.

    The dangers of smoking are self-evident from decades of medical research.

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