"for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent" "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies" "the ostensible truth of their theories" "his seeming honesty"
represented or appearing as such; pretended;
"His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity"
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。
