a. 表面的, 假装的, 看得出的
[经] 表面的, 诡称的
s. represented or appearing as such; pretended
1. Pringle is ostensibly a virtual shutin who works from home.
从表面看 普林格尔就是一个在家工作的 性格孤僻的人
2. I was there ostensibly to listen to the album, and I noticed that he kept putting it off.
我表面上是为了听专辑来的 我注意到他一直在拖延 不放给我听
3. My ostensible search for peaches was in reality a search for adventure.
我表面上在寻找桃子 实际上 是在寻找冒险
4. The denfense was ostensibly one of insanity which was really the kind of defense that we expected.
辩方的 论点就是精神失常 这样的辩护也正如我们所料
5. Ostensibly a place for nuns to pray, it would also be a place of peace for all humanity.
表面上看这是给修女祈祷的地方 但也是一个为全人类提供宁静的场所
6. When last we spoke, you said you were still undecided as to who would assume control ostensibly of the operation.
上次会晤时 你说你还没决定好 由谁来担任台面上生意的掌管者
7. It's a form of ostension, when someone does the acts described in a story in order to bring them to life.
那是"象征写实"的一种表现 指的是有人通过施行故事里的情节 试图将故事变为现实
8. Nayak was ostensibly treating these patients as part of a clinical trial for sleep disorders.
表面上 纳亚克为这些病人 进行睡眠障碍的临床试验
9. I also reviewed other, ostensible public appearances of his during his trip abroad, and I have confirmed it was the standin every time.
我也排查了其它 他在国外时可能被公众 见到的场合 我已经确定 每次出现的都是替身
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