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

• 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。
• 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。
• Such talk is actually specious and groundless.
  这些话实际上毫无根据，似是而非的。
• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• If its a specious claim, it's harassment.
  如果这只是表明现象，是折磨。