aboveboardadv.
英 ə,bʌv'bɔːd | 美 ə'bʌv'bord
中文adv. 光明正大地；率直地\nadj. 光明正大的；直率的
光明正大地；率直地
adj. 光明正大的；直率的
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aboveboard (adj.)1610s, from above and board (n.1). "A figurative expression borrowed from gamesters, who, when they put their hands under the table, are changing their cards." [Johnson]
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