| 释义 |
ostensible /ɒstensəbl; name ɑːstensəbl/ [only before noun] (formal) appearing or stated to be real or true, when this is perhaps not the case表面的；宣称的；假托的◆the ostensible reason for his absence was illness.他假托生病不出席。ⓘ ostensible is used especially to talk about sb's reason for doing sth or the purpose of doing sth. * ostensible 尤与 reason 和 purpose 搭配，表示假托的理由或目的。▸ ostensibly adverb◆troops were sent in, ostensibly to protect the civilian population.谎称为保护平民而派驻了军队。 os·ten·si·ble /ɑs`tɛnsəbḷ; ɒˈstensɪbəl/adj [only before noun 仅用于名词前]an ostensible reason, aim etc is the one that is supposed to be true, but is not the real reason, aim etc ［理由、目标等］表面上的，貌似真实的:◇the ostensible reason for his dismissal was poor sales figures. 他被解雇表面上的理由是销售业绩欠佳。 |