ostensibly
英[?'stens?bl?]
美[ɑs't?ns?bli]
- adv. 表面上；外表
詞態(tài)變化
形容詞:?ostensible;
助記提示
1. os- "in front of" + tens- + -ible + -ly.
2. 字面含義：stretched to the front. => show, expose to view, exhibit, display.
3. => apparent, professed.
4. 也就是拉伸到前面、表面。
英文詞源
- ostensibly (adv.)
- 1765, from ostensible + -ly (2).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He did it ostensibly for love, but really for money.
- 他這樣做表面上是為了愛(ài)情, 實(shí)際上卻是為了金錢.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. A bachelor farmer began to call, ostensibly to talk to her father, but really to see her.
- 一位單身農(nóng)場(chǎng)主開始前來(lái)拜訪，嘴上說(shuō)是找她的父親，實(shí)際上是想見她。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. She ripped off a leather jacket while ostensibly trying on clothes.
- 她裝模作樣試穿衣服時(shí)偷了一件皮夾克.
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 4. Bruno was the youngest son, and ostensibly not connected with the Family business of prostitution.
- 布魯諾是幺兒子, 表面上同他家族經(jīng)營(yíng)的妓院聯(lián)系.
來(lái)自教父部分
- 5. This provision, too, is ostensibly aimed at cutting corruption.
- 這項(xiàng)條款也很明顯旨在減少腐敗.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)