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

• Such talk is actually specious and groundless.
  这些话实际上毫无根据，似是而非的。
• The song ended with a specious conclusion that all men are the same.
  这首歌以所有的男人都是一样的具体结论结尾。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• Sam is a specious fellow and carries two faces under on hood. Some shop owners say they will treat consumers as God but it's not true.
  萨姆是个伪君子，口是心非。有些店主说他们会将消费者视为上帝，但实际上只是口是心非。
• 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。