Prima facie——“乍一看”、“根据初步印象”

该词为拉丁语，其英文释义如下：

Latin for "at first look," or "on its face," referring to a lawsuit or criminal prosecution in which the evidence before trial is sufficient to prove the case unless there is substantial contradictory evidence presented at trial.

 prima facie系拉丁文，意谓“乍一看、根据其表面现象”。常用于指审前的证据足以支持该案件，除非在庭审中有充足的相反证据。

在英语法律文件中，该词常与以下词汇搭配一起出现：

例如：

Prima facie determination|——初步决定

prima facie evidence ——表面证据

prima facie character —— 初显性特征

以下是我找到的该词在英语法律文件中的实际应用例句：

原文：

National authorities, for instance, may recognize papers provided by de facto authorities as prima facie factual proof of personal status without this implying legal recognition of the entities providing the papers. 

译文：

譬如，国家当局可以在不暗示法律承认事实上的当局的情况下承认其所提供的关于一个人身份的初步推定事实证明文件。 

还有一例联合国相关文件中出现的用法：

英文：

In accordance with article 11 of the Rules and Regulations, claims are eligible for inclusion in the Register if: (a) the claimant is a natural or legal person; (b) the claimant has substantially met the technical requirements for submitting a claim; (c) the claim is within the jurisdiction of the Register of Damage; (d) the claimant has established a legal interest in the claimed damage; (e) the claimed damage is material; (f) the claimant has established a causal link between the claimed damage and the construction of the Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory; (g) the claimed damage was in fact sustained; (h) the documents and assertions in support of the claim are substantially consistent; and (i) the claim has been established prima facie, based on the information and documents submitted by the claimant, giving the claimant the benefit of the doubt in appropriate cases and bearing in mind the varying circumstances with regard to title and residency status of claimants.

译文：

根据联合国损失登记册细则和条例第 11 条的规定，满足以下条件的索赔有 资格列入登记册：(a) 索赔人为自然人或法人；(b) 索赔人已实际满足提交索赔 的技术要求；(c) 索赔在损失登记册的管辖范围内；(d) 索赔人表明在声称的损失中拥有合法的权益；(e) 声称的损失必须是物质损失；(f) 索赔人必须表明声 称的损失同在巴勒斯坦被占领土修建隔离墙有因果关系；(g) 声称的损失事实上 是持续性的；(h) 索赔的佐证文件和 主张实质上是一致的；(i) 根据索赔人提交 的资料和文件，索赔已有初步证据， 在某 些没有相反证据的情况下假定索赔人说 的是实话，同时铭记索赔人的产权和居民身份不尽相同。