He did it ostensibly for love, but really for money.
他這樣做表面上是為了愛情, 實際上卻是為了金錢.
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She ripped off a leather jacket while ostensibly trying on clothes.
她裝模作樣試穿衣服時偷了一件皮夾克.
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At first blush, this probably seems swell , since the alternative - ostensibly - is layoffs.
乍一看, 表面不裁員而采用其他方式這一舉措似乎很不錯.
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Ostensibly a consular employee, he is actually a spy.
他表面上是領(lǐng)事館雇員, 實為情報人員.
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Is there another motive for the ostensibly philanthropic venture?
在這表面上的善事背后,是否有其他的目的 呢 ?
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But fellow members of Egypt ostensibly secular judiciary have proved harder to convince.
然而,已經(jīng)證實:屬于世俗[而非宗教的]埃及男性法官們卻難以接受.
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Even if the question is ostensibly (表面上) about something outside the self (describe a fictional character or solve a problem of geopolitics), the essay invariably returns to the favorite topic: what is its impact on YOU?
出自-2013年12月閱讀原文"irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"
"the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"
"had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy
"on the face of it the problem seems minor"