ostensibly

• ظرف يعني 'ظاهريًا' أو 'بحسب ما يبدو'، وغالبًا ما يفيد أن السبب المذكور أو المظهر الخارجي قد لا يطابق الحقيقة. يُستخدم للإشارة إلى أن شيئًا ما يبدو صحيحًا بناءً على المعطيات المتاحة، لكنه قد يكون مضللًا أو خادعًا.

An adverb meaning 'apparently' or 'as far as can be seen or understood,' often implying that the stated reason or appearance may not be the true one. It is used to indicate that something seems to be true based on available evidence, but may be misleading or deceptive.

1. Seemingly or apparentlyC1formal

   Used to describe something that appears to be true or the case, but may not be so.

   ظاهريًا

   • He went to the library ostensibly to study, but actually to meet his friend.
   • The company hired her ostensibly as a consultant, but she was really a spy.
   • Ostensibly, the meeting was about budget cuts, but it was really about layoffs.

   المرادفاتallegedlyapparentlyon the face of itoutwardlyseeminglysuperficiallysupposedly