professedly

professedly
adverb
  1. [sentence adverb]ostensibly; apparently (used in reference to something claimed or asserted, possibly falsely)
    (关于所声称或断言之事,有可能属虚假性质)表面上说;表面看起来
    restrictions professedly designed to stop the use of political propaganda.
    表面上说是为停止政治宣传而设计的限制条例。
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