ostensible
英 [ɒ'stensɪb(ə)l]
美 [ɑ'stɛnsəbl]
助记提示
1. os- "in front of" + tens- + -ible.
2. 字面含义：stretched to the front. => show, expose to view, exhibit, display.
3. => apparent, professed.
4. 也就是拉伸到前面、表面。
双语例句
- 1. The ostensible reason for his absence was illness.
- 他假托生病缺勤。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. The ostensible reason wasn't the real reason.
- 表面上的理由并不是真正的理由.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Morris Townsend though he was by no means ostensible, was the real occasion of the feast.
- 尽管没有讲明,莫里斯·汤森德显然是这场宴请的真正目标.
来自辞典例句
- 5. He resigned secretaryship on the ostensible ground of health.
- 他借口身体不好,辞去书记的职务.
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