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 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。
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。
Ralph had been deceived by the specious appearance of depth in a beach pool.
拉尔夫被那海滩水潭看上去很深的假象所蒙蔽。
Additional of kind of material apply, the symbolic design of abstraction lets these Chinese style elements become ambiguous, specious, let popular feeling relax.
另类材料的运用，抽象化的符号设计让这些中式元素变得模糊，似是而非，让人心弛。
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。
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。
Such talk is actually specious and groundless.
这些话实际上毫无根据，似是而非的。
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。
Argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading.
有意误导而提出似是而非或过分影射的论点。
Turn head to consider, perhaps people shouldn't separate oneself and nature too far, several near thoroughly, this kind of blindfold break base a feeling knot will ruin perfect end-result of life, interfuse another a sort of specious of disconsolate.
回头想一想，人们也许不该将自己与大自然分开太远，几近彻底，这种盲目的断根情结只会毁掉生命完美的归宿，混入另一种似是而非的惘然。