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- The story is ostensibly fiction, but some of the events are based on real life.这个故事从表面上看是虚构的，但其中一些情节源自真实生活。
- Ostensibly, the reason for his visit was to see an old friend.表面看来他到访的原因是为了看一位老朋友。
ostensibly
adverb
os·ten·si·bly ä-ˈsten(t)-sə-blē 
ə-
Example Sentences
The god of cleanliness is never satisfied. In America, the ostensibly egalitarian nature of society meant that cleanliness was used to mark status. 
Joanna Bourke, Harper's, April 2008 Budweiser and Miller, on the other hand, have eroded their credibility by launching brands ostensibly produced by microbreweries. They've been found out, with resulting customer cynicism. James R. Rosenfield, Demographics, December 1997 The day after Clinton made his seemingly proactive statement, he met with congressional leaders of both parties, ostensibly to press the case for military intervention. Michael Kelly, New Yorker, 19 Dec.1994 ostensibly a university student studying abroad, he was actually an espionage agent
Joanna Bourke, Harper's, April 2008 Budweiser and Miller, on the other hand, have eroded their credibility by launching brands ostensibly produced by microbreweries. They've been found out, with resulting customer cynicism. James R. Rosenfield, Demographics, December 1997 The day after Clinton made his seemingly proactive statement, he met with congressional leaders of both parties, ostensibly to press the case for military intervention. Michael Kelly, New Yorker, 19 Dec.1994 ostensibly a university student studying abroad, he was actually an espionage agent Recent Examples on the Web Agricultural yields dropped by more than half for the past two cultivation seasons because authorities had banned the imports of chemical fertilizers ostensibly to promote organic farming. Krishan Francis, ajc, 11 Sep. 2022 Cory Anderson is involved with the U.S. Election Integrity Plan, a far-right group that has been sending volunteers door to door across Colorado, ostensibly to prove that the voter rolls have been compromised. Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2022 In 2013, the city entered into a $90-million contract with the multinational engineering firm Siemens for water system repairs and the installation of new, ostensibly more accurate, water meters. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 This is evident in his dissent in the 1972 Sierra Club v. Morton case, a 4-3 decision in which Douglas ostensibly agreed with the Sierra Club that organizations should be able to sue on behalf of inanimate objects, such as trees. San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 Pallaoro never closes that gap between viewer and subject, which is unfortunate for a film that ostensibly wants to move us with its tale of forgiveness and healing. Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2022 Erin Condren's line of Lifeplanners is customizable, but this one features monthly pages and comes with stickers (ostensibly to reward yourself for hitting those goals). Deanna Pai, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2022 The NotPetya compromises of Mondelez’s and Merck’s computer systems also occurred far away from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which had ostensibly spurred the malware’s release. WIRED, 1 Sep. 2022 The set featured five songs from the 2020 album Gigaton, which Pearl Jam is ostensibly still touring behind after numerous COVID-19 postponements upended the original plans to support it around its release date. Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 1 Sep. 2022 See More
Krishan Francis, ajc, 11 Sep. 2022 Cory Anderson is involved with the U.S. Election Integrity Plan, a far-right group that has been sending volunteers door to door across Colorado, ostensibly to prove that the voter rolls have been compromised. Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2022 In 2013, the city entered into a $90-million contract with the multinational engineering firm Siemens for water system repairs and the installation of new, ostensibly more accurate, water meters. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 This is evident in his dissent in the 1972 Sierra Club v. Morton case, a 4-3 decision in which Douglas ostensibly agreed with the Sierra Club that organizations should be able to sue on behalf of inanimate objects, such as trees. San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 Pallaoro never closes that gap between viewer and subject, which is unfortunate for a film that ostensibly wants to move us with its tale of forgiveness and healing. Jon Frosch, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2022 Erin Condren's line of Lifeplanners is customizable, but this one features monthly pages and comes with stickers (ostensibly to reward yourself for hitting those goals). Deanna Pai, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2022 The NotPetya compromises of Mondelez’s and Merck’s computer systems also occurred far away from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which had ostensibly spurred the malware’s release. WIRED, 1 Sep. 2022 The set featured five songs from the 2020 album Gigaton, which Pearl Jam is ostensibly still touring behind after numerous COVID-19 postponements upended the original plans to support it around its release date. Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 1 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
see ostensible
First Known Use
1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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