ostensible

• adj.表面的な、見せかけの

派生語源は宣言的な、仰々しい、表面的な。

ostensible

ostensible: [18] Ostensible means literally ‘that can be shown’. It comes via French from medieval Latin ostensibilis, a derivative of the Latin verb ostendere ‘show’ (itself a compound formed from the prefix ob- ‘in front of’ and tendere ‘stretch’, source of English extend, tend, tense etc). Its original meaning ‘showable’ survived into English (‘You should send me two letters – one confidential, another ostensible’, Jeremy Bentham, 1828), but seems to have died out by the mid-19th century.

Two metaphorical strands came with it, though. One, ‘vainly conspicuous’, goes right back to ostendere, and is still preserved in English ostentation [15], although it has disappeared as far as ostensible is concerned. The other, ‘presented as real but not so’, is today the central meaning of the adjective.
=> extend, ostentation, tend, tense

ostensible (adj.)

1762, "capable of being shown, presentable," from French ostensible, from Latin ostens-, past participle stem of ostendere "to show, expose to view; to stretch out, spread before; exhibit, display," from ob "in front of" (see ob-) + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Meaning "apparent, professed" is from 1771.

1. The ostensible reason for his absence was illness.

彼は病気を理由に欠勤した。

2.The ostensible reason wasn 't the real reason.

表面上の理由は本当の理由ではない。

3.The ostensible purpose of these meetings was to gather information on financial strategies.

これらの会議は、金融戦略に関する情報を収集することを目的としていると主張している。

4.Morris Townsend though he was by no means ostensible 、was the real occasion of the feast.

は説明していないが、モリス?タウンゼンドは明らかにこの宴会の真の目標である。

5.He resigned secreteryship on the ostensible ground of health.

彼は体調不良を理由に書記を辞任した。