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Meaning of on the surface | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

apparently, outwardly; superficially

Examples

“On the surface, the film is a globe-trotting gross-out caper in which Nobby, who's from a hellish version of the titular Lincolnshire town ("twinned with Chernobyl"), is reunited with his long-lost brother Sebastian (Mark Strong), who has become a spy for the British secret services.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

on the table on the take on the tap on the tapis on the telephone on the tenters