1. 1表面上、名義上

    Ostensibly is the adverb that belongs with . If something is ostensibly true, that is the story people tell, but you are being invited not to swallow it whole. “She was ostensibly working late” means that is what was said; the speaker thinks something else was going on. “The club is ostensibly open to everyone” means that is the official line; in real life it may not work that way. The word does not mean “obviously” or “clearly” — though actually, often hear the os- and think it is a way to say “”. It is closer to the opposite: so they say. Same formal tone as . You will hear it from news readers, teachers, and people telling a story with a raised , not from small children. The matching adverb for showing off is ostentatiously, not this word.

From the word’s history

From ostensible + -ly.

由 ostensible「表面上的」加 -ly 組成。

Wiktionary

組成From ostensible + the adverb ending -ly.

同家族的字

  • ostensiblethe adjective this adverb comes from
  • ostentatiousa cousin from the same “show” root; its adverb is ostentatiously, not ostensibly
  • ostentationshowing off; not what this adverb means

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

ostensiblyadv/ɒˈstɛn.sɪ.bli/

  • 1

    Seemingly, apparently, on the surface; supposedly, according to representations or implications made by someone (especially when their motives are suspected by others).

    • Near-synonyms: reportedly, reputedly, purportedly, putatively, rumoredly, supposedly, allegedly, possibly, probably, likely, plausibly, presumably; see also Thesaurus:ostensibly
    • His interest in the railway was ostensibly a hobby, but people began wondering why he was taking photos of specific trains and specific equipment.

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