顾名思义 gùmíng-sīyì as the name implies
How to remember 顾名思义: 顾 attend to + 名 name + 思 think + 义 right conduct = as the name implies.
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How it is used
- As the name suggests - reasoning from the name's meaning - 顾名思义，'防水'就是防止进水 (gùmíng sīyì, 'fángshuǐ' jiùshì fángzhǐ jìnshuǐ) as the name implies, 'waterproof' means keeping water out.
- A set connective used to explain a term by its literal components; common in exposition.
- Places the reader in the position of inferring meaning from the words themselves.