| 单词 | ostensible |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ɔs'tensəbl] |
| 解释 | a.表面上的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 表面上的(apparent; seeming; professed) 【记】 ostens(显现)+ible→ 显现出来的→表面上的 【例】 His ostensible frankness covered a devious scheme. |
| 字源 | ostensible (adj.) 1762, "capable of being shown, presentable," from French ostensible, from Latin ostens-, past participle stem of ostendere "to show, expose to view; to stretch out, spread before; exhibit, display," from ob "in front of" (see ob-) + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Meaning "apparent, professed" is from 1771. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】out + extensible 向外展开的→表面的；outer外面 + pretend 伪装 【相关】extensible 可展开的, 可扩张的 |
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