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British pronunciation
/ɒstˈɛnsəbə‍l/

英語での「ostensible」の定義と意味

ostensible
01

見せかけの, いわゆる

appearing or stated to be true or real, but potentially deceptive or misleading
example
The ostensible purpose of the meeting was to discuss new business strategies, but much of the time was spent gossiping.
会議の表向きの目的は新しいビジネス戦略を議論することでしたが、ほとんどの時間は噂話に費やされました。
02

表向きの, 見かけ上の

stated or appearing to be true, but possibly not so
example
The ostensible reason for his visit was to apologize.
彼の訪問の表向きの理由は謝罪することでした。
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