ostensible
发音
英 [ɒˈstensəbl]
美 [ɑˈstensəbl]
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- adj.
- 表面上的
- 假装的
- 貌似真实的
单词词源
ostensible 表面的，宣称的
os-,向前，朝向，-tens,伸出，延展，词源同extend,tense,content.引申词义宣称的，浮夸的，表面的。
双语例句
- 1. Given that , it would much prefer to keep america as its ostensible ally , not a declared enemy .
- 顾及此，比起成为美国公开的敌人，巴基斯坦更愿意成为美国貌合神离的盟友。
- 2. Very organized in the face of the ostensible forces against him .
- 非常有组织,在面对当前的表面势力对他不利.
- 3. In pursuit of safeguards designed principally to protect the city of london , the prime minister has vetoed a treaty whose ostensible purpose is to secure a rescue of the eurozone .
- 为寻求以保护伦敦金融城为主要目的的保障措施，卡梅伦否决了一项以确保欧元区纾困行动为公开目的的条约。
- 4. The ostensible excuse-that it is unable to do so-looks less tenable now it has some military successes against the taliban .
- 既然已经取得了一些军事胜利，那么表面上借口无法给予援助如今看来更加不成立。
- 5. The aggressiveness of egypt 's ostensible peace partner , israel , has helped even less .
- 而以色列这个埃及表面上的和平伙伴执行一项好斗的政策，则更是在帮倒忙。