ostensible

英 [ɒ'stensəbl] 美 [ɑː'stensəbl]

• adj. 表面的；假装的

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 假装的
2. 可公开的
3. 外表的
4. 假托的
5. 显然的
6. 宣称的
7. 表面上的
8. 诡称的
9. 显而易见的

adv. 副词

1. 表面上地

英英释义

Adjective:

1. 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"
   

2. represented or appearing as such; pretended;

   "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. The ostensible reason wasn't the real reason.
   表面上的理由并不是真正的理由。
2. His ostensible purpose was charity,his real goal popularity.
   他表面的目的是做善事，实际目标是获得声望。
3. He resigned his secretaryship on the ostensible ground of health.
   他借口身体不好，辞去书记的职务。

近反义词

【近义词】

• colorable 可着色的
• outward 向外的
• patent 专利
• profession 职业
• ostensive 表面的
• apparent 明显的
• seeming 表面上的
• professed 自称的
• supposed 想象的
• perceived 动词perceive的过...
• alleged 声称的
• superficial 表面的