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ostensibly
os·ten·si·ble O0141200 (ŏ-stĕn′sə-bəl)adj. Represented or appearing as such; ostensive: His ostensible purpose was charity, but his real goal was popularity.
[French, from Medieval Latin ostēnsibilis, from Latin ostēnsus, past participle of ostendere, to show : ob-, ob- + tendere, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
os·ten′si·bly adv.ostensibly (ɒˈstɛnsɪblɪ) adv (sentence modifier) apparently; seeminglyThesaurus| Adv. | 1. | ostensibly - from appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor"apparently, on the face of it, seemingly |
ostensiblyadverb apparently, seemingly, supposedly, outwardly, on the surface, on the face of it, superficially, to all intents and purposes, professedly, speciously, for the ostensible purpose of He came, ostensibly to talk her brother, but really to see her.ostensiblyadverbOn the surface:apparently, evidently, externally, ostensively, outwardly, seemingly, superficially.Idioms: on the face of it, to all appearances.Translationsostensible (oˈstensəbl) adjective (of reasons etc) apparent, but not necessarily true. Illness was the ostensible reason for his absence, but in fact he was just lazy. 表面的 表面的oˈstensibly adverb 表面上 表面上
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Synonyms for ostensiblyadv apparentlySynonyms- apparently
- seemingly
- supposedly
- outwardly
- on the surface
- on the face of it
- superficially
- to all intents and purposes
- professedly
- speciously
- for the ostensible purpose of
Synonyms for ostensiblyadv on the surfaceSynonyms- apparently
- evidently
- externally
- ostensively
- outwardly
- seemingly
- superficially
Synonyms for ostensiblyadv from appearances aloneSynonyms- apparently
- on the face of it
- seemingly
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