ostensible
英 [ɒ'stensɪb(ə)l]
美[ɑ'stɛnsəbl]
- adj. 表面的；假装的
实用场景例句
- The ostensible reason for his absence was illness.
- 他假托生病缺勤。
牛津词典
- Troops were sent in, ostensibly to protect the civilian population.
- 谎称为保护平民而派驻了军队。
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He resigned secretaryship on the ostensible ground of health.
- 他借口身体不好,辞去书记的职务.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- 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.
辞典例句
- Ornate as they are , these ostensible and material are after all nothingness for life.
- 对于生命而言,表象的、物质的东西再绚丽,终究是空无的.
期刊摘选
- His ostensible function was an interpreter.
- 他名义上的资格是译员.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- Dickinson's poetry, despite its ostensible formal simplicity , is remarkable for its variety, subtlety and richness.
- 狄金森的诗虽然表面浅显, 但内容多样化, 微妙而又深刻.
期刊摘选
- The ostensible reason wasn't the real reason.
- 表面上的理由并不是真正的理由.
《简明英汉词典》
- Ostensible agency is a special kind of agent system.
- 表见代理是一种特殊的代理制度.
期刊摘选
- The ostensible reason for his absence was illness.
- 他假托生病缺勤。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- 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。
柯林斯例句
