on the face of it   (TTS發音)

apparently；as it seems從表面上看；顯然地

    His statement that he is a millionaire is， on the face of it，false. 他說他是個百萬富翁顯然是虛構的。

    On the face of it， his theory is OK，but we still have to wait and see how it works in practice. 他的理論看來不錯，但在實踐中是否可行我們還得拭目以待。