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specious

英 [ˈspiːʃəs]

美 [ˈspiːʃəs]

adj.  似是而非的; 貌似有理的

GRE

BNC.23870 / COCA.23653

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 似是而非的;貌似有理的
      seeming right or true but actually wrong or false
      1. a specious argument
        似是而非的论点

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 似是而非的;貌似真实的
      Something that isspeciousseems to exist or be true, but is not real or true.
      1. It is unlikely that the Duke was convinced by such specious arguments.
        公爵不太可能相信这种似是而非的论点。

    英英释义

    adj

    • based on pretense
      1. the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility
      2. meretricious praise
      3. a meretricious argument
      Synonym:gildedmeretricious
    • plausible but false
      1. a specious claim
      2. spurious inferences
      Synonym:spurious

    双语例句

    • This argument is specious; it is a little like saying that since we only take one step at a time there is no need to plan our route since one can make continuous decisions about where to turn next.
      这种观点是不正确的;这有点像既然说我们在一个时刻仅仅进行一步活动,我们完全可以对下一步应该转向哪里做出连续的决定,因此我们没有必要计划我们的路线。
    • He deserves credit for resisting specious gambles in September.
      他在九月间抵制了一些似是而非的冒险行动,这是值得称赞的。
    • An international regulator is better positioned to resist these often specious arguments.
      一个国际性的监管机构能够更好地对抗这些常常似是而非的论点。
    • The song ended with a specious conclusion that all men are the same.
      这首歌以所有的男人都是一样的具体结论结尾。
    • This specious validity of the self-fulfilling prophecy perpetuates a reign of error.
      自我实现预言的力量在于它能够使错误恒久化。
    • Sam is a specious fellow and carries two faces under on hood. Some shop owners say they will treat consumers as God but it's not true.
      萨姆是个伪君子,口是心非。有些店主说他们会将消费者视为上帝,但实际上只是口是心非。
    • He fences his doctrines with the specious plea that statesmen must live as the world lives.
      他用似是而非的遁词为他的教义作辩护,说政治家必须象世人那样活著。
    • Specious reasoning; the spurious inferences from obsolescent notions of causality-Ethel Albert.
      似是而非的推理;这个似是而非的推论来自模糊的因果关系-埃塞尔艾伯特。
    • Wow, I don't mind people arguing for other players as MVP, but this writer's method is so fraudulent and specious.
      哇,我不介意人们讨论其他球员拿MVP,但是这个作者的方法也太欺诈和华而不实了吧。
    • Its argument that China does not yet meet specified market-economy criteria is specious.
      它声称中国尚未符合特定的市场经济标准的说法似是而非。