ostensible是什么意思？

ostensible

英[ɒˈstensəbl] 美[ɑˈstensəbl]

• adj. 表面上的，假装的，貌似真实的；

副词：ostensibly;

例句

• The ostensible reason wasn’t the real reason. 表面上的理由并不是真正的理由。
• The ostensible glory of that company allures the unwary investor. 那家公司表面上的兴隆吸引了那个心存侥幸的投资者。
• The ostensible reason wasn't the real reason. 表面上的理由并不是真正的理由.
• The ostensible reason for his absence was illness. 他假托生病缺勤。
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ
  表面上的；貌似真实的；宣称的
  Ostensible is 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.
  例句
  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。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  (指理由等)假装的,表面的
  The ostensible reason wasn’t the real reason. 表面上的理由并不是真正的理由。

英英词典释义

• 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"