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

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