Ostensible

(adj.) represented or appearing as such; pretended; 'His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity' .

编辑:马里奥

• He was brushed and washed at the usual hour, and set off with his son to pursue his ostensible calling. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• The word was _blunder_; and as Harriet exultingly proclaimed it, there was a blush on Jane's cheek which gave it a meaning not otherwise ostensible. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• He had also reasons, deep rather than ostensible, for being satisfied with his own appearance. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

校对:内奥米