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词汇 ostensibly
释义
ostensibly
adverb uk/ɒsˈten.sə.bli/ us/ɑːˈsten.sə.bli/
表面上
in a way that appears or claims to be one thing when it is really something else
He has spent the past three months in Florida, ostensibly for medical treatment, but in actual fact to avoid prosecution. 过去三个月,他一直在佛罗里达州度过,表面上是为了治疗,实际上是为了避免被起诉。
The e-mail requested account information, ostensibly to help clear up a "billing error".
See: ostensible
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  • He shut down the office, ostensibly out of concern for his staff's safety.
  • Ostensibly, she had achieved all her primary objectives.
  • Kerry had been ostensibly phoning to offer advice, but he blurted out what was really on his mind.
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