1. 認(rèn)識(shí)這個(gè)詞（基礎(chǔ)篇）
詞：ostensible
英英釋義：seeming or stated to be real or true, when this is perhaps not the case
例句：His ostensible purpose was charity, but his real goal was popularity.
2. 體會(huì)這個(gè)詞 （進(jìn)階篇）
“ostensible”是形容詞编丘，意思是“表面上的”“貌似真實(shí)的”稽揭，是一個(gè)口語和寫作中都很高頻的高水平詞匯第股。當(dāng)我們想表示“xx seems to be”和“名義上是…“時(shí)，很多時(shí)候都可以用 ostensible 表示克握，它后面常接 goal/purpose/reason/cause 等名詞。我們通過幾個(gè)例子掌握它的用法枷踏。
我們常說”醉翁之意不在酒“菩暗，也就是說表面上做得事情和真實(shí)目的不同，有別有用心之意旭蠕，這時(shí)我們就可以用到 ostensible停团。比如某人表面是做慈善，其實(shí)是想博得關(guān)注掏熬，就可以說成：
His ostensible purpose was charity, but his real goal was popularity.
再比如你不想?yún)⒓幽硞€(gè)活動(dòng)佑稠，但是不想告訴對(duì)方真實(shí)原因，于是便找個(gè)借口旗芬，這時(shí)也可以用 ostensible：
The ostensible reason for his absence was illness, but in fact he was just rather shy.
《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》中也經(jīng)常用到 ostensible舌胶，比如：
1）The ostensible purpose of such rules is to prevent electoral fraud.
2）The ostensible cause of popular discontent is a decline in law and order.
3）Michael Bowling says that although the ostensible goal was to build a winning poker program, the real aim was to “study how to build computers to make decisions in difficult circumstances, especially where there is missing information”.
3. 從認(rèn)識(shí)到會(huì)用（作業(yè)）
1）翻譯下面的句子： 他辭職的表面理由是身體不好。
The ostensible reason for his resignation is illness.
（參考翻譯：The ostensible reason for his resignation was ill health.）
學(xué)到了疮丛，身體不好的表達(dá)是ill health
2）結(jié)合自己的生活幔嫂、學(xué)習(xí)、工作誊薄、興趣等履恩，想象在什么語境下會(huì)用到這個(gè)表達(dá)。先簡(jiǎn)要描述這個(gè)場(chǎng)景暇屋，再造句似袁。
His ostensible purpose is to prevent neitzens from overseas hacking, but the real goal is to block the passage of information.
