English主要词典
face value
Universal Words
noun
[U,sing.] the value of a stamp, coin, ticket, etc. that is shown on the front of it:
Tickets were changing hands at three times their face value.
IDIOMS
take sth at face value to believe that sth is what it appears to be, without questioning it:
Taken at face value, the figures look very encouraging. * You shouldn't take anything she says at face value.