act aboveboard
aboveboard 作副词时通常置于动词后，说明行事方式公开、不隐瞒。
She insisted that the team act aboveboard at every stage of the bidding.
她坚持要求团队在投标的每个阶段都光明正大地行事。
光明正大地
率直地
without concealment or deception; honestly and openly
光明正大地；率直地；光明正大的；率直的
s. without concealment or deception; honest
The company assured us that all its financial dealings were conducted aboveboard.
公司向我们保证，其所有财务交易都是光明正大地进行的。
用法提示：aboveboard 作为副词修饰动词 conducted，表示“光明正大地”。
To avoid any suspicion, the committee decided to act aboveboard throughout the election process.
为了避免任何猜疑，委员会决定在整个选举过程中光明正大地行事。
用法提示：aboveboard 修饰动词 act，强调行为公开诚实。
If you share the information aboveboard, no one will question your motives.
如果你光明正大地分享信息，没有人会质疑你的动机。
用法提示：aboveboard 修饰动词 share，表示公开坦诚地做某事。
aboveboard 作副词时通常置于动词后，说明行事方式公开、不隐瞒。
She insisted that the team act aboveboard at every stage of the bidding.
她坚持要求团队在投标的每个阶段都光明正大地行事。
宾语放在动词与 aboveboard 之间，aboveboard 修饰整个动作。
They did the transaction aboveboard and kept all the records.
他们光明正大地完成了交易，并保留了所有记录。
grammar · medium
易错句子The whole negotiation was completely above the board.
正确表达The whole negotiation was completely aboveboard.
aboveboard 是固定合成的副词/形容词，不能按字面拆成“above + the + board”三个词来用；中文“光明正大”也不能逐字直译。表示“没有隐瞒、光明正大”时直接写一个词 aboveboard（作表语形容词时也可写作 above board，但不能加 the）。
grammar · medium
易错句子She handled the contract aboveboardly.
正确表达She handled the contract aboveboard.
aboveboard 本身既是形容词也是副词，作状语时直接使用，不加 -ly。英语中并非所有状语都要加 -ly，只有由形容词派生的副词才这样构成，而 aboveboard 已经是副词形式，没有 aboveboardly 这个词。
grammar · medium
易错句子He went aboveboard to study for two years.
正确表达He went abroad to study for two years.
这里要表达的是“出国”，应用 abroad；aboveboard 意思是“光明正大”，与 abroad、aboard 只是拼写相近，意思完全不同，不能用它表示“在国外”。
aboveboard 强调做法公开透明、没有暗箱操作，常用来评价交易或程序是否正当；straightforwardly 强调表达或处理方式直接、不绕弯，不涉及是否公开。两者都能表示“不隐瞒”，但 aboveboard 带有“经得起检查”的评价色彩，straightforwardly 没有。
aboveboard 侧重行为正当、透明，常用于商业或交易语境；openly 只表示不隐藏，可修饰感情、身份或讨论，不保证“正当”。在“公开做某事”上二者有重叠，但 aboveboard 更像对诚信的评价，openly 更像对可见性的描述。注意：英式英语中 aboveboard 也常写作 above board，含义不变。
aboveboard 多形容交易、程序或做法公开正当；honestly 泛指不说谎、不欺骗，还可作口语标记“老实说”。说某人 honestly 承认错误，是诚实；说一笔交易 aboveboard，是程序透明、没有猫腻。
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