(adj.) represented or appearing as such; pretended; 'His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity' .
编辑:马里奥
双语例句
He was brushed and washed at the usual hour, and set off with his son to pursue his ostensible calling. 查尔斯·狄更斯.双城记.
The word was _blunder_; and as Harriet exultingly proclaimed it, there was a blush on Jane's cheek which gave it a meaning not otherwise ostensible. 简·奥斯汀.爱玛.
He had also reasons, deep rather than ostensible, for being satisfied with his own appearance. 乔治·艾略特.米德尔马契.