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

• 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。
• Old building was torn open, old friend broadcast, the detail in memory is more and more specious.
  老房子拆了，故人四散，记忆里的细节越来越似是而非。
• 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。
• On Specious Translation Phenomena in International Business English Translation
  也谈国际商务英语翻译中的似等非等现象
• Someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious.
  推理具有狡辩性和似是而非的特点的人。
• 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。
• If its a specious claim, it's harassment.
  如果这只是表明现象，是折磨。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。