ostensible

英 [ɒˈstensəbl]

美 [ɑːˈstensəbl]

adj.  表面的; 宣称的; 假托的

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Collins.1 / BNC.22270 / COCA.21306

牛津词典

adj.

• 表面的；宣称的；假托的
  seeming or stated to be real or true, when this is perhaps not the case
  1. The ostensible reason for his absence was illness.
     他假托生病缺勤。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 表面上的；貌似真实的；宣称的
  Ostensibleis used to describe something that seems to be true or is officially stated to be true, but about which you or other people have doubts.
  1. The ostensible purpose of these meetings was to gather information on financial strategies.
     这些会议声称旨在收集有关金融策略的信息。

英英释义

adj

• represented or appearing as such
  1. His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity
  Synonym:ostensive
• appearing as such but not necessarily so
  1. for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent
  2. the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies
  3. the ostensible truth of their theories
  4. his seeming honesty
  Synonym:apparent(a)seeming(a)

双语例句

• The ostensible excuse that it is unable to do so looks less tenable now it has some military successes against the Taliban.
  既然已经取得了一些军事胜利，那么表面上借口无法给予援助如今看来更加不成立。
• The ostensible purpose of his excursion.
  他公开声称的出游目的。
• The ostensible reason for the army's presence was to keep the peace.
  派驻军队表面上是为了维持和平。
• The ostensible purpose of these meetings was to gather information on financial strategies.
  这些会议声称旨在收集有关金融策略的信息。
• The ostensible reason for his tardiness was illness, as he claimed, but in fact he was plain lazy.
  表面上他的迟到是因为他所声称的生病，其实是因为他懒散不堪。
• There was no ostensible explanation for what he had done.
  对他所做事情的解释是真实的。
• The South China Sea events demonstrate that, in a fight, China cannot rely on perceptions of its ostensible place in the new age to smooth its way out of potential confrontation.
  南海事件表明，在争端中，中国无法依靠在新世纪取得的表面上的成就，让潜在冲突从自己的道路上消失。
• But first the young Toodles, victims of a pious fraud, were deluded into repairing in a body to a chandler's shop in the neighbourhood, for the ostensible purpose of spending a penny;
  但是首先是把年轻的图德尔们（他们是一个意向善良的骗局的牺牲品）哄骗到一个邻近的零售店里去，表面上的理由是让他们把一个便士在那里花掉。
• Provided the acts or omissions are within the ostensible authority of that person.
  但些作或不作在名人士的表面力之。
• 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。