Specious
['spiːʃəs] or ['spiʃəs]
解釋/意思:
(a.) Presenting a pleasing appearance; pleasing in form or look; showy.
(a.) Apparently right; superficially fair, just, or correct, but not so in reality; appearing well at first view; plausible; as, specious reasoning; a specious argument.
編輯:韦德
同義詞及近義詞：
a. Fair (apparently, but not really), plausible, colorable, ostensible.
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同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Plausible, showy, ostensible, colorable, fair-spoken
ANT:Inadmissible, self-contradictory, absurd, unreasonable
博比編輯
解釋/意思:
adj. that looks well at first sight: showy: plausible: appearing actual not merely imaginary.—ns. Spēcios′ity Spē′ciousness plausible appearance.—adv. Spē′ciously.
編輯:韦斯利
例句/造句/用法:
- There is more of what is specious than true in your distinction, said my companion. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- I am not sure, my dear girl, but that it may be wise and specious to preserve that outward indifference. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- A shallow and specious other-worldliness has been driven out: an other-worldliness which is really nothing but laziness about this one. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- Mr. Woodhouse must not, under the specious pretence of a morning drive, and an hour or two spent at Donwell, be tempted away to his misery. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
編輯:韦斯利