just as the name implies; self-explanatory
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1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
just as the name implies; self-explanatory
neutralUsed to explain something by directly referring to its name. Often serves as a parenthetical comment or the start of an explanation.
Chuān川
jù剧
，
gù顾
míng名
sī思
yì义
，
jiù就
shì是
liú流
xíng行
yú于
Sì四
chuān川
yī一
dài带
de的
dì地
fāng方
xì戏
。
Chuan opera, just as the name implies, is a local opera popular in the Sichuan region.
Zì自
zhù助
cān餐
tīng厅
，
gù顾
míng名
sī思
yì义
，
jiù就
shì是
zì自
jǐ己
qǔ取
shí食
wù物
chī吃
de的
cān餐
tīng厅
。
A buffet restaurant, as the name suggests, is a restaurant where you serve yourself food.
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Wò卧
lóng龙
fèng凤
chú雏
，
xiàn现
zài在
wǎng网
luò络
shàng上
cháng常
yòng用
yú于
fěng讽
cì刺
，
dàn但
gù顾
míng名
sī思
yì义
，
tā它
běn本
yì意
shì是
zhǐ指
jié杰
chū出
de的
cái才
jùn俊
。
Wolong and Fengchu are now often used sarcastically on the internet, but as the name implies, they originally referred to outstanding talents.