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单词 ostensibly
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ostensibly


os·ten·si·ble

O0141200 (ŏ-stĕn′sə-bəl)adj. Represented or appearing as such; ostensive: His ostensible purpose was charity, but his real goal was popularity.
[French, from Medieval Latin ostēnsibilis, from Latin ostēnsus, past participle of ostendere, to show : ob-, ob- + tendere, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
os·ten′si·bly adv.

ostensibly

(ɒˈstɛnsɪblɪ) adv (sentence modifier) apparently; seemingly
Thesaurus
Adv.1.ostensibly - from appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor"apparently, on the face of it, seemingly

ostensibly

adverb apparently, seemingly, supposedly, outwardly, on the surface, on the face of it, superficially, to all intents and purposes, professedly, speciously, for the ostensible purpose of He came, ostensibly to talk her brother, but really to see her.

ostensibly

adverbOn the surface:apparently, evidently, externally, ostensively, outwardly, seemingly, superficially.Idioms: on the face of it, to all appearances.
Translations
表面上

ostensible

(oˈstensəbl) adjective (of reasons etc) apparent, but not necessarily true. Illness was the ostensible reason for his absence, but in fact he was just lazy. 表面的 表面的oˈstensibly adverb 表面上 表面上

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ostensibly


  • adv

Synonyms for ostensibly

adv apparently

Synonyms

  • apparently
  • seemingly
  • supposedly
  • outwardly
  • on the surface
  • on the face of it
  • superficially
  • to all intents and purposes
  • professedly
  • speciously
  • for the ostensible purpose of

Synonyms for ostensibly

adv on the surface

Synonyms

  • apparently
  • evidently
  • externally
  • ostensively
  • outwardly
  • seemingly
  • superficially

Synonyms for ostensibly

adv from appearances alone

Synonyms

  • apparently
  • on the face of it
  • seemingly
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