above board
above board — 形容詞
1. showing that a plan, deal, or action is honest, legal, and has nothing hidden
光明正大
公開誠實，沒有欺瞞
showing that a plan, deal, or action is honest, legal, and has nothing hidden
The charity kept all ticket sales above board during the summer fair.
慈善會在夏日園遊會期間，把所有票款都處理得很光明正大。
collocation: keep sales above board
Manuela wanted the apartment search to stay above board and legal.
Manuela 希望找公寓的過程保持光明正大，而且合法。
pattern: stay above board
After the audit, everyone agreed the contract process had been above board.
審計之後，大家都認為那份合約的處理過程一直很光明正大。
The coach promised parents that team payments would remain above board.
教練向家長保證，球隊的收費會一直保持光明正大。
Nothing about the museum grant deal looked above board to reporters.
記者覺得那筆博物館補助交易看起來一點也不光明正大。
- honest
broader and more general; above board especially suggests nothing is being hidden
- legitimate
focuses more on legality or formal acceptance than on openness
- transparent
emphasises that other people can clearly see what is being done
文法句型
be above board
keep something above board
用法筆記
Often follows be, look, seem, or remain. Before a noun, English usually writes the hyphenated form above-board.