表面上的意思英文

"表面上的意思" 直譯為英文是 "the literal meaning" 或者 "the surface meaning"。這個表達通常用來指詞語、句子或文本中直接、字面上的解釋，而不涉及深層、隱含或象徵性的意義。例如：

• The dictionary defines the word "mammal" as a warm-blooded vertebrate that has hair or fur. That's the literal meaning.
• When she said she was tired, I took it at the surface meaning and didn't realize she was also hinting at her frustration.

在某些情況下，"the surface meaning" 也可以用來指對某件事物或情況的第一眼印象或最直觀的理解，而沒有深入分析或考慮更複雜的因素。