ostensible

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英[??stens?bl]
美[ɑ?stens?bl]

基本釋義

adj.
表面上的; 假裝的; 貌似真實(shí)的

詞性變化

實(shí)用例句

The ostensible reason for his absence was illness.

他假托生病缺勤。

牛津詞典

Troops were sent in, ostensibly to protect the civilian population.

謊稱為保護(hù)平民而派駐了軍隊(duì)。

牛津詞典

The ostensible purpose of these meetings was to gather information on financial strategies.

這些會議聲稱旨在收集有關(guān)金融策略的信息。

He resigned secretaryship on the ostensible ground of health.

他借口身體不好,辭去書記的職務(wù).

期刊摘選

His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity.

他表面的目的是做善事, 實(shí)際目標(biāo)是獲得聲望.

期刊摘選

Morris Townsend though he was by no means ostensible, was the real occasion of the feast.

盡管沒有講明,莫里斯·湯森德顯然是這場宴請的真正目標(biāo).

辭典例句

Ornate as they are , these ostensible and material are after all nothingness for life.

對于生命而言,表象的、物質(zhì)的東西再絢麗,終究是空無的.

期刊摘選

His ostensible function was an interpreter.

他名義上的資格是譯員.

期刊摘選

The ostensible glory of that company allures the unwary investor.

那家公司表面上的興隆吸引了那個(gè)心存僥幸的投資者.

期刊摘選

Dickinson's poetry, despite its ostensible formal simplicity , is remarkable for its variety, subtlety and richness.

狄金森的詩雖然表面淺顯, 但內(nèi)容多樣化, 微妙而又深刻.

期刊摘選

The ostensible reason wasn't the real reason.

表面上的理由并不是真正的理由.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Ostensible agency is a special kind of agent system.

表見代理是一種特殊的代理制度.

期刊摘選

The ostensible reason for his absence was illness.

他假托生病缺勤。

《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》

The ostensible purpose of these meetings was to gather information on financial strategies.

這些會議聲稱旨在收集有關(guān)金融策略的信息。

柯林斯例句

英英釋義

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"

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