1.The ostensible reason was to set a good example, but I knew White was hoping I wouldn't do it.
表面的理由是树立一个好榜样，但我知道怀特其实希望我不敢接受测试。
2.The ostensible reason for his tardiness was illness, as he claimed, but in fact he was plain lazy.
表面上他的迟到是因为他所声称的生病，其实是因为他懒散不堪。
3.The ostensible reason for his trip to Greece was business, but we thought it was a vacation.
他去希腊表面的理由是出差，但我们认为那是度假。
4.The ostensible reason for his absence was illness , but everyone knew he'd gone to a football match.
他称病缺席，但谁都知道他去看足球赛了。医生诊断我的病是神经痛。
5.Recently there was a rare oil leak in the North Sea, for no ostensible reason.
最近北海发生了罕见的漏油事件，而没有明显的原因。
6.The ostensible reason for his absence was illness.
他假托生病缺勤。
7.The ostensible reason for this pay proposal is that hedge funds create "systemic risk" .
这份薪资提议的表面原因是对冲基金创造了“系统风险”。