1. 表面上的；貌似真实的；宣称的
Ostensible is used to describe something that seems to be true or is officially stated to be true, but about which you or other people have doubts.
1. represented or appearing as such
pretended
e.g. His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity
Synonym: ostensive
2. appearing as such but not necessarily so
e.g. for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent
the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies
the ostensible truth of their theories
his seeming honesty
Synonym: apparent(a)seeming(a)