os.ten.si.ble
adj.(形容词)
Represented or appearing as such; ostensive:
表面上的:表现或看起来象…的;貌似真实的:
例句:
His ostensible purpose was charity, but his real goal was popularity.
从表面看来他是为了慈善事业,但他真正的目的却是提高自己的知名度
来源:
French
法语
from Medieval Latin ostônsibilis
源自 中世纪拉丁语 ostônsibilis
from Latin ostônsus [past participle of] ostendere [to show]
源自 拉丁语 ostônsus [] ostendere的过去分词 [显示]
ob- [ob-]
ob- [ob-前缀]
tendere [to stretch] * see ten-
tendere [伸展,拉紧] *参见 ten-
【引伸】
osten.sibly
adv.(副词)