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

• 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。
• He fences his doctrines with the specious plea that statesmen must live as the world lives.
  他用似是而非的遁词为他的教义作辩护，说政治家必须象世人那样活著。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。