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ostensible

音標[?s'tensibl] 讀音

漢語翻譯


a. 表面的, 假裝的, 看得出的
【經】 表面的, 詭稱的

詞型變化:

副詞:ostensibly 

英文解釋:

形容詞 ostensible:

  1. appearing as such but not necessarily so
    同義詞:apparent, seeming
  2. represented or appearing as such; pretended
    同義詞:ostensive

例句:

  1. Seeming or professed; ostensible.
    假裝的表面上的或自稱的; 貌似真實的
  2. An ostensible or professed purpose; an excuse.
    藉口,託詞表面的目的; 理由

詳細解釋:


os.ten.si.ble

adj.(形容詞)
Represented or appearing as such; ostensive:
表面上的:表現或看起來象…的;貌似真實的:
例句:
His ostensible purpose was charity, but his real goal was popularity.
從表面看來他是為了慈善事業,但他真正的目的卻是提高自己的知名度

來源:
French
法文
from Medieval Latin ostônsibilis
源自 中世紀拉丁語 ostônsibilis
from Latin ostônsus [past participle of] ostendere [to show]
源自 拉丁語 ostônsus [] ostendere的過去分詞 [顯示]
ob- [ob-]
ob- [ob-前綴]
tendere [to stretch] * see ten-
tendere [伸展,拉緊] *參見 ten-

【引伸】
osten.sibly
adv.(副詞)

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