ostensible

英[ɔ'stensəbl]美[ɑ:'stensəbl]

adj. 表面的；宣称的；假托的

副　词：osten'sibly

同：	[a.] apparent, ostensive, seeming

His ostensible purpose was charity,but his real goal was popularity.
从表面看来他是为了慈善事业，但他真正的目的却是提高自己的知名度。收藏
The ostensible reason for his absence was illness,but everyone knew he'd gone to a football match.
他称病缺席,但谁都知道他去看足球赛了.收藏
He did not accept the ostensible explanation,but suspected that there was a nigger in the woodpile.
他不同意那种表面解释，怀疑其中有不可告人之处。收藏
He was brushed and washed at the usual hour, and set off with his son to pursue his ostensible calling
他在梳洗时间照常梳洗，然后带着他的儿子去从事他的公开职业。收藏
Ostensible reason
表面的理由[籍口]收藏

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appearing as such but not necessarily so
- for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent
- the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies
- the ostensible truth of their theories
- his seeming honesty
[同] apparent, ostensible, seeming
represented or appearing as such; pretended
- His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity
[同] ostensible, ostensive

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