“ostensibly”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

ostensibly

释义

ostensibly, adv.|ɒˈstɛnsɪblɪ|
[f. prec. + -ly².]
In an ostensible manner; avowedly, declaredly, professedly: distinguished from, and often implicitly or explicitly opposed to ‘actually’, ‘really’, and so = under mere profession or pretence.
1765H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Paint. II. ii. 60 He was even employed in the treaty of marriage, though ostensibly acting only in the character of a painter.1837Syd. Smith Wks. (1867) II. 249 He put his trust really where he put his trust ostensibly.1871H. Ainsworth Tower Hill ii. i, The neglected Queen was sent to Richmond, ostensibly for change of air, but really that she might be out of the way.1874L. Stephen Hours in Library (1892) I. iv. 154 The characters which ostensibly play the chief part.
†b. Conspicuously, ostentatiously. Obs.
1855H. Martineau Autobiog. I. 272 Madame de Stael was exhibited as ostensibly at the British Gallery as any of the pictures on the walls.

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