ostensible
🇺🇸
/ɑːˈstensəbl/
🇬🇧
/ɒˈstensəbl/
adjective
R
appearing to be true, but maybe not really true
The ostensible reason for his absence was illness, but we all knew he just wanted a day off.
他缺席的表面上的原因是生病，但我们都知道他只是想休息一天。
translation
表面上的