ostensible
英 [?'stens?b(?)l]
美[ɑ'st?ns?bl]
- adj. 表面的；假裝的
實用場景例句
- The ostensible reason for his absence was illness.
- 他假托生病缺勤。
牛津詞典
- Troops were sent in, ostensibly to protect the civilian population.
- 謊稱為保護平民而派駐了軍隊。
牛津詞典
- The ostensible purpose of these meetings was to gather information on financial strategies.
- 這些會議聲稱旨在收集有關金融策略的信息。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He resigned secretaryship on the ostensible ground of health.
- 他借口身體不好,辭去書記的職務.
期刊摘選
- His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity.
- 他表面的目的是做善事, 實際目標是獲得聲望.
期刊摘選
- Morris Townsend though he was by no means ostensible, was the real occasion of the feast.
- 盡管沒有講明,莫里斯·湯森德顯然是這場宴請的真正目標.
辭典例句
- Ornate as they are , these ostensible and material are after all nothingness for life.
- 對于生命而言,表象的、物質的東西再絢麗,終究是空無的.
期刊摘選
- His ostensible function was an interpreter.
- 他名義上的資格是譯員.
期刊摘選
- The ostensible glory of that company allures the unwary investor.
- 那家公司表面上的興隆吸引了那個心存僥幸的投資者.
期刊摘選
- Dickinson's poetry, despite its ostensible formal simplicity , is remarkable for its variety, subtlety and richness.
- 狄金森的詩雖然表面淺顯, 但內容多樣化, 微妙而又深刻.
期刊摘選
- The ostensible reason wasn't the real reason.
- 表面上的理由并不是真正的理由.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- Ostensible agency is a special kind of agent system.
- 表見代理是一種特殊的代理制度.
期刊摘選
- The ostensible reason for his absence was illness.
- 他假托生病缺勤。
《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》
- The ostensible purpose of these meetings was to gather information on financial strategies.
- 這些會議聲稱旨在收集有關金融策略的信息。
柯林斯例句