on paper

英[ɒn'peɪpə] 美[ɑːn'peɪpər]
  • 以书面形式;从理论上说
  • on prep.在...之上;由...支撑着;在(某一天);关于;基于adv.穿着;向前(移动);表示持续性adj.表示已连接、处于工作状态或使用中;发生;值班
  • paper n.纸;文件;报纸;论文;票据;壁纸v.用纸包;用纸糊;贴壁纸adj.纸制的;似纸的;有名无实的
Adverb:
  1. as written or printed;

    "this is exactly what the composer had set down on paper"

    1. Decisions on the merits of a case shall preferably be in writing and reasoned.
      就各案的是非作出的判决,最好采取书面形式,并应说明判决的理由。
    2. Ideally, the discount rate represents the premium that the society puts on present consumption.
      从理论上说,这种贴现率代表着社会对现在消费的贴水。