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os·ten·sibleBrE /ɒˈstensəbl/ NAmE /ɑːˈstensəbl/ adjective [only before noun ] (formal ) seeming or stated to be real or true , when this is perhaps not the case 表面的;宣称的;假托的SYN apparent◆ The ostensible reason for his absence was illness . 他假托生病缺勤。▸ os·ten·siblyBrE /ɒˈstensəbli/ NAmE /ɑːˈstensəbli/ adverb ◆ Troops were sent in , ostensibly to protect the civilian population . 谎称为保护平民而派驻了军队。 |