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Apparent, evident; meant for open display. / Appearing as such; being such in appearance; professed, supposed (rather than demonstrably true or real).

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ostensible

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Source Word

ostensible

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɒˈstɛns.ɪ.bəl/

Adjective

Japanese Meaning

見せかけの / 表向きの / 外見上の

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His ostensible generosity toward the charity masked his desire for public recognition.

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慈善団体に対する表向きの寛大さは、世間の称賛を求める彼の欲望を隠していた。

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Apparent, evident; meant for open display.

Motives, of course, may be mixed; but this only means that a man aims at a variety of goals by means of the same course of action. Similarly a man may have a strong motive or a weak one, an ulterior motive or an ostensible one.

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