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on paper
idiom
judging something by how it has been planned rather than how it really works in practice: 据书面材料，在书面上，在理论上
The design certainly looks good on paper.该设计从理论上看的确很不错。
Several candidates seemed suitable on paper but failed the interview.有几个应聘者从申请表上看条件不错，但面试都未通过。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Seeming and purporting to be
apparent
appear
appearance
as if/thoughidiom
by the look(s) of thingsidiom
come across
come off
formal
outwardly
outwardness
parallax
pass
pass for sb/sth
persona
semblance
superficial
superficiality
superficially
supposably
surface
on paper | American Dictionary
on paper
idiom
according to a theory or idea as opposed to something that has been tried:
On paper it looks like it could work, but I won't believe it until I see it in operation.
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