prima facie /fpraima 'feiji: ; 'prsims'5e/i,i/ adv, adj (Lat) (based) on the first impression: (拉) 乍看起來(lái); 據(jù)初次印象： have ~ a good case. 遇到初看起來(lái)似乎真'實(shí)的事件; (法律) 遇到乍看起來(lái)證據(jù)充分的案件。 ~evidence, (legal) sufficient to prove something (unless refuted). (法律) 初步的證據(jù)。