self-evident

/'self'evidənt/

Thân thiện

We hold these truths to be self-evident.

Definition

Adjective: - Clearly true without needing proof or explanation: Something is "self-evident" when its truth is immediately obvious and requires no further evidence or argument to be accepted.

Usage

• Describing truths or facts: Used to describe statements, principles, or facts that are so obviously true that they are accepted without debate or proof.
• Formal and philosophical contexts: Commonly used in formal writing, legal documents, and philosophical discussions to describe fundamental truths.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "Self-evident truth": A common collocation referring to a principle that is universally and obviously true.
  • The equality of all people is often cited as a self-evident truth.

Variants and Related Words

• Self-evidently (adverb): In a way that is self-evident.
  • The conclusion was self-evidently correct.

Synonyms

• Axiomatic: Unquestionably true or established.
• Obvious: Easily perceived or understood; clear.
• Manifest: Clear or obvious to the eye or mind.

Antonyms

• Questionable: Doubtful as to truth or validity.
• Debatable: Open to discussion or argument.
• Unclear: Not easy to see, hear, or understand.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. evident without proof or argument
   • an axiomatic truth
   • we hold these truths to be self-evident

Từ đồng nghĩa

• axiomatic
• taken for granted