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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。
    • 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。
    • Such talk, however plausible, is actually specious and groundless.
      这些话,讲起来好像有道理,实际上是毫无根据、似是而非的空谈。
    • Such talk is actually specious and groundless.
      这些话实际上毫无根据,似是而非的。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • Second, the debt was never authorised by the Venezuelan parliament due to the specious argument that it was not debt, but finance, because it was not to be paid in dollars but in oil.
      第二,这些债务从未获得委内瑞拉议会的授权,原因是一个似是而非的观点&因为这些钱不是用美元偿还而是用石油,所以这并非债务而是融资。
    • 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。
    • Whatever specious arguments would silence an opponent.
      无论什么似是而非的论点都会使对手哑口无言。
    • His voice was still soft and filled with specious humility.
      他的声音还是那么温和,甚至有点谦卑。