ostensible
adj. 表面的；假装的
adj.
表面上的；假装的；貌似真实的；
英英释义
ostensible[ ɔs'tensəbl ]
adj.
appearing as such but not necessarily so
"the ostensible truth of their theories"
同义词：apparent(a)seeming(a)
represented or appearing as such; pretended
"His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity"
同义词：ostensive
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
The ostensible reason wasn't the real reason.
表面上的理由并不是真正的理由。
His ostensible purpose was charity,his real goal popularity.
他表面的目的是做善事，实际目标是获得声望。
He resigned his secretaryship on the ostensible ground of health.
他借口身体不好，辞去书记的职务。
权威例句
Ostensible InvitationsThe ostensible paradox of multidrug recognition.
Semiquantal dynamics of fluctuations: Ostensible quantum chaos
Ostensible versus actual reasons for seeking pediatric attention: another look at the parental ticket of admission.
Inducement of Breach of Contract as a Problem of Ostensible Ownership
A Socio-Pragmatic Comparative Study of Ostensible Invitations in English and Farsi.
Tacaribe virus causes fatal infection of an ostensible reservoir host, the Jamaican fruit bat.
Communication Attitudes: A Formal Approach to Ostensible Intentions, and Individual and Group Opinions
Use of a maximum common subgraph algorithm in the automatic identification of ostensible bond changes occurring in chemical reactions
Do negative implicit associations indicate negative attitudes? Social explanations moderate whether ostensible “negative” associat...
ostensible
ostensible: [18] Ostensible means literally ‘that can be shown’. It comes via French from medieval Latin ostensibilis, a derivative of the Latin verb ostendere ‘show’ (itself a compound formed from the prefix ob- ‘in front of’ and tendere ‘stretch’, source of English extend, tend, tense etc). Its original meaning ‘showable’ survived into English (‘You should send me two letters – one confidential, another ostensible’, Jeremy Bentham, 1828), but seems to have died out by the mid-19th century.Two metaphorical strands came with it, though. One, ‘vainly conspicuous’, goes right back to ostendere, and is still preserved in English ostentation [15], although it has disappeared as far as ostensible is concerned. The other, ‘presented as real but not so’, is today the central meaning of the adjective.=> extend, ostentation, tend, tense
ostensible (adj.)
1762, "capable of being shown, presentable," from French ostensible, from Latin ostens-, past participle stem of ostendere "to show, expose to view; to stretch out, spread before; exhibit, display," from ob "in front of" (see ob-) + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Meaning "apparent, professed" is from 1771.
1. an ostensible letter
可公开的信
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译样例
2. ostensible partner
名义合伙人;名义上的股东
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]
3. ostensible reason
表面的理由[籍口]
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译样例
4. Extremely obvious and ostensible
彰明较著
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译样例 - 习语
5. ostensible obedience
阳奉阴违
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译样例 - 习语
6. an ostensible reason
表面 (上) 的理由,借口
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]
7. ostensible agent
名义代理人
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]
8. Seeming or professed; ostensible.
假装的表面上的或自称的；貌似真实的
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 短句参考
9. ostensible agency
名义代理
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 翻译参考[网络]
10. His ostensible object was to...
他的表面目的是…。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
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