English Dictionary

take at face value

動詞

比喩的用法 他動詞

(transitive, figuratively) Accept as presented, without question or further investigation.

日本語の意味

提示された情報を疑わずにそのまま受け入れる / 表面的な印象だけを根拠にして判断する

You shouldn't take his promises at face value given his history of broken commitments.

彼の約束は、これまでの裏切りの経歴を考えると、額面通りに受け取るべきではない。

意味（1）

(transitive, figuratively) Accept as presented, without question or further investigation.

Our parents’ generation seems neither able nor interested in understanding how marketers exploit them. They take shopping at face value.

takes at face value （ present singular third-person ）

taking at face value （ participle present ）

took at face value （ past ）

taken at face value （ participle past ）