ostensible

ostensible
[ɒˈstɛnsɪb(ə)l]
adjective
  1. [attrib.]stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so
    诡称的;貌似真实的
    the real dispute which lay behind the ostensible complaint.
    在表面上抱怨背后的真实争辩。
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ostensibility
noun
语源
  1. mid 18th cent.: from French, from medieval Latin ostensibilis from Latin ostens- 'stretched out to view', from the verb ostendere, from ob- 'in view of' + tendere 'to stretch'
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