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

• 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。
• 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
• Niko: Every room is very specious and comfortable.
  妮可：每个房间都是这样的宽敞和舒适。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Turn head to consider, perhaps people shouldn't separate oneself and nature too far, several near thoroughly, this kind of blindfold break base a feeling knot will ruin perfect end-result of life, interfuse another a sort of specious of disconsolate.
  回头想一想，人们也许不该将自己与大自然分开太远，几近彻底，这种盲目的断根情结只会毁掉生命完美的归宿，混入另一种似是而非的惘然。
• Consumer groups and Tesco say that Levi's case is specious.
  消费者和特易购却认为利维公司貌似有理实则不然。
• If its a specious claim, it's harassment.
  如果这只是表明现象，是折磨。
• Rooms are commodious, comfortaBle and airy, each with a specious roofed Balcony overlooking the sea.
  客房宽大、舒适，空气新鲜，有宽敞带顶的阳台，间间面向大海。