os·ten·si·bly
adverb/ɒˈstensəbli/
/ɑːˈstensəbli/
(formal)- according to what seems or is stated to be real or true, when this is perhaps not the case
表面的；宣称的；假托的 - Troops were sent in, ostensibly to protect the civilian population.
谎称为保护平民而派驻了军队。
- Troops were sent in, ostensibly to protect the civilian population.