ostensible 详细解释

ostensible

[ɔs'tensəbl]

adj.表面的, 假装的

词形变化

副词: ostensibly |

词义辨析

同义参见:

profession  patent  outward  colorable  

英英释义

形容词 ostensible:

appearing as such but not necessarily so

同义词：apparent, seeming

represented or appearing as such; pretended

同义词：ostensive

补充

ostensibleostensible英:[ɔsˈtensəbl] 美:[ɑˈstɛnsəbəl]adj.1.(指理由等)假装的, 表面的

例句

1. The ostensible purpose of these meetings was to gather information on financial strategies.这些会议的表面目的是收集金融策略方面的信息。 2. the real dispute which lay behind the ostensible complaint.在表面上抱怨背后的真实争辩。 3. "The ostensible reason for his visit was to see an old friend. [=he said the reason was to see an old friend, but the real reason may have been something different]"他表面上说他造访是为了去看一位老朋友。 4. The ostensible [=apparent] purpose of the article is to encourage young adults to vote.文章表面上是为了鼓励年轻的选民投票。 5. "The story is ostensibly fiction, but some of the events are based on real life."这个故事从表面上看是虚构的，但其中一些情节源自真实生活。 6. "Ostensibly, the reason for his visit was to see an old friend."表面看来他到访的原因是为了看一位老朋友。

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