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

• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Lu Zhengyuan's ambiguous sculpture tells a specious story, just like the soul divorced from the human body;
  卢征远含混不清的情节性雕塑，游离在似是而非的故事中，如同灵魂游离于人的身体；
• 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。
• 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。
• Every position has been successfully undermined and abandoned on specious and plausible excuses.
  我提出的每一个立场都被他们成功地以似是而非的借口破坏和推翻。
• 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。
• 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。