stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so
诡称的;貌似真实的
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the real dispute which lay behind the ostensible complaint. 在表面上抱怨背后的真实争辩。
"mid 18th cent.: from French, from medieval Latin
adj. 诡称的;貌似真实的
表面上的原因;表面上的理由
Relations between the two countries seem to have an ostensible calm, but privately they are in conflict.
两国关系看似表面平静,但私下正在发生冲突。
He dismissed the reporters by giving them an ostensible explanation.
他给出了一个表面上的解释就把记者们打发了。
The husband's cheating broke the ostensible harmony of the family.
丈夫的出轨打破了家庭表面上的和睦。
Their ostensible goal was to clean up government corruption, but their real aim was to unseat the government.
他们表面上的目的是要清除政府腐败 可真正目的却是要颠覆政府
The ostensible reason for his absence was illness.
他假托生病缺勤。
The ostensible purpose of these meetings was to gather information on financial strategies.
这些会议声称旨在收集金融策略方面的信息。
The ostensible purpose of his excursion.
他公开声称的出游目的。
The ostensible reason wasn't the real reason.
表面上的理由并不是真正的理由。
Ostensible agency is a special kind of agent system.
表见代理是一种特殊的代理制度。
词根 ostensibly
ostensibly adv. 表面上;外表
stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so
诡称的;貌似真实的
在表面上抱怨背后的真实争辩。
"mid 18th cent.: from French, from medieval Latin