what you see is what you get

短语
中文释义

英文释义

短语
  1. The image corresponds to the reality.
    — What you see is what you get. No one's been disappointed yet.
  2. The screen image resembles the printed output. idiomatic
    — For:Word, like Wang's editing system, is an early approach to a what-you-see-is-what-you-get word processor.

词形变化

what-you-see-is-what-you-get alternative

词汇关系

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词源

Originally a humorous allusion to a catchphrase popularized by the comedian Flip Wilson on American TV in the 1960s.
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