take sth at face value At face value 的意思是“根据外表，从表面上看”，take sth at face value就是不去想它有没有什么深层意思，就直接接受它表面看起来的意思。 to accept something as it appears to be rather than studying it more closely 仅凭表象对…信以为真 I took the offer at face value. I