ostensibly

[US]/ɔs'tensəbli/
[UK]/ɑsˈt ɛnsəblɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. 表面上明显地

Example Sentences

He did it ostensibly for love, but really for money.

他这样做表面上是为了爱情,实际上却是为了金钱。

staff were pruned, ostensibly to produce a leaner and fitter organization.

裁员表面上是让公司更有效率,更健康。

She ripped off a leather jacket while ostensibly trying on clothes.

她在假装试衣服的时候偷了一件皮夹克

The problems of falsification, excitant drugs, personation of ages, and ostensibly importing are overflowed.

弄虚作假现象严重,兴奋剂、假年龄、假引进问题突出;

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