形容词表面上的; 假装的; 貌似真实的
1. 表面的;假装的:recantation 改变论调 | ostensible 表面的;假装的 | ostentation 夸耀,卖弄,炫耀
2. 可公开的:ost 东 | ostensible 可公开的 | Osterreichische Norm 奥地利标准
3. 表面的:osteitis 骨炎 | ostensible 表面的 | ostensibly 表面上
4. 表面上的,伪装的:intensify 加强,强化 | ostensible表面上的,伪装的 | ostentatious 做作的,虚荣的,炫耀的
1. 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.
e.g. 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。
1. We had been curious about the collective silence of colleges on the issue, and the ostensible unwillingness of education authorities to act on it.
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2. In maintaining a sound relationship where ostensible differences exist, the most productive approach is to let common interests prevail.
3. The ostensible lack of drama throughout the weeklong session may disappoint sensation seekers.
4. Rice reported no progress in restarting talks on a final peace deal, the ostensible purpose of the meeting when it was announced.
5. ostensible在线翻译
5. In an ostensible effort to quell fears of an acceleration in overall inflation, the National Bureau of Statistics stressed that July's sharpest increases were limited to food.
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1. represented or appearing as such
pretended
e.g. His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity
Synonym: ostensive
2. appearing as such but not necessarily so
e.g. 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
Synonym: apparent(a) seeming(a)