obviousness

/-nəs/ noun

**Obviousness** is the quality of being plainly evident, the kind of clarity that needs no detective work. When something possesses obviousness, its truth announces itself to anyone who looks. Use obviousness when you need a noun that captures the state of something obvious, as in “the obviousness of the error made the correction inevitable.” The word slides into both casual chatter and scholarly papers without fuss. It can hint at a speaker’s impatience, suggesting the point should have been seen earlier. Obviousness describes the condition, while obvious remains the adjective describing the thing itself.

【核心含义】指事物显而易见、无需费力推敲即可感知的特性。

常搭配"错误的/答案的 obviousness",注意与形容词obvious区分使用场景。中文表达时避免过度使用"明显性"直译,可灵活转化为"一目了然"等自然表述。

【Significado central】La cualidad de algo que resulta tan claro y manifiesto que se percibe de inmediato, sin necesidad de reflexión ni demostración.

Es el sustantivo derivado del adjetivo "obvio": "obvio" describe la cosa en sí, mientras que "lo obvio" o "obviedad" nombran la condición de ser evidente. Se adapta con naturalidad tanto a registros formales como coloquiales. Con frecuencia transmite un tono de impaciencia o leve reproche, como sugiriendo que el punto debería haberse captado antes ("la obviedad del error hizo inevitable la corrección"). No debe confundirse con "evidencia" en sentido jurídico o probatorio.

Word Origin Obvious comes from Latin obvius, literally 'in the way' — from ob- 'against' and via 'road.' Something obvious is right there in your path, impossible to miss. Obviousness is the quality of that. The via root also gives us trivial (three roads meeting, hence commonplace), previous (road ahead), and deviate (off the road).

noun The characteristic of being obvious. countable

The obviousness of the solution made us wonder why we hadn't thought of it sooner.

(名词) 明显性;显而易见

解决方案的明显性让我们疑惑为什么没有早点想到。

(sustantivo) La característica de ser obvio.

Lo obvio de la solución nos hizo preguntarnos por qué no lo habíamos pensado antes.

(nom) évidence; caractère évident [Caractère de ce qui est manifeste et évident, impossible à manquer.]

L'**obviousness** de la solution nous a fait nous demander pourquoi nous n'y avions pas pensé plus tôt.

(Substantiv) Offensichtlichkeit; Augenscheinlichkeit [die Eigenschaft, offensichtlich oder leicht erkennbar zu sein.]

Die **obviousness** der Lösung ließ uns fragen, warum wir nicht früher darauf gekommen sind.

(名詞) 明白さ、自明な性質

その解決策のあまりの明白さに、私たちはなぜもっと早く思いつかなかったのかと不思議に思った。

(substantivo) obviedade; evidência [A característica de ser óbvio; obviedade.]

A obviedade da solução nos fez wondering por que não tínhamos pensado nisso antes.

Word parts: ob + vi + ous + ness

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