| 词汇 | aboveboard |
| 词源 | aboveboard; under the table. Aboveboard means “honest.” The expression, first recorded in the late 16th century, derives from card-playing, in which cheating is much more difficult and hon- esty more likely if all the hands of cards are kept above the board, or table. Under the table, a later expression, means dishonest, and refers to cards manipulated under the playing surface. |
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