Hydrophobic　surface　has　been　used　for　restraining　frost　deposition　on　cold　non-transparent　surfaces.　However,　anti-frosting　surfaces　with　good　transparency,　esp.　transparent　hydrophobic　surfaces　are　receiving　more　and　attention　from　both　industries　and　researchers.　A　simple　method　for　preparing　transparent　hydrophobic　surface　is　thus　proposed　and　used　to　fabricate　anti-frosting　hydrophobic　surfaces.　A　series　of　frosting　experiments　on　transparent　hydrophobic　surfaces　and　unmodified　glass　surfaces　were　carried　out　under　natural　convection　conditions.　The　results　show　that　the　maximum　contact　angle　of　the　modified　hydrophobic　surface　is　increased　by　39.3　degrees,　which　means　an　increase　of　44.1%　over　that　of　the　unmodified　plain　glass　surface.　The　surface　properties　are　the　best　when　TEOS　addition　is　10　mL.　In　the　range　of　visible　light,　the　surface　transmittance　is　greater　than　87%.　A　very　special　condensate　droplets　freezing　mechanism,　i.e.,　the　ice　bridge　mechanism　is　observed.　And　the　frost　crystal　appearance　time　on　the　hydrophobic　surface　is　more　than　660　s,　which　is　540　s　longer　than　that　on　the　unmodified　glass　surface.　The　frost　coverage　of　the　hydrophobic　surface　is　significantly　smaller　than　that　of　the　unmodified　plain　glass　surface,　the　speed　of　frost　propagation　is　only　47.5　mu　m/s,　which　is　29.6%　lower　than　that　of　unmodified　surface.　Therefore,　compared　with　the　unmodified　surface,　the　hydrophobic　glass　surface　can　effectively　inhibit　the　growth　of　frost　layer　without　much　loss　of　its　transparency.　(C)　2021　Elsevier　Ltd　and　IIR.　All　rights　reserved.