单词 | specious |
释义 | specious['speiʃəs]a. 徒有其表的, 似是而非的, 外表美观的 specious spe.cious AHD: [sp¶“sh…s] D.J. [6spi8.*s]K.K. [6spi.*s]adj.(形容词)1. Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious:似是而非的:具有似乎正确的,但实际却是谬误的事实或理由的:a specious argument.似是而非的论点2. Deceptively attractive.华而不实的语源:1. Middle English [attractive] 中古英语 [吸引人的] 2. from Latin speci½sus 源自 拉丁语 speci½sus 3. from speci¶s [appearance] 源自 speci¶s [外观] 4. from specere [to look at] * see spek- 源自 specere [看着] *参见 spek- 继承用法:spe“ciously adv.(副词)spe”cios“ity AHD: [-sh¶-¼s“¹-t¶] 或 spe“cious.ness [-sh…s-n¹s] (名词)用法:Aspecious argument is not simply a false one but one that has the ring of truth.Those aware of the specialized use of the word may therefore sense a certain contradiction in hearing an argument described asobviously specious or specious on the face of things; if the fallaciousness is apparent,the argument was probably not plausible-sounding to begin with.一种似是而非的 论点并不只是一个错误的论点, 而是指貌似正确的论点。那些意识到这个词的特殊用法的人听到这种“显然是似是而非的” 或 “就表面看起来有理的” 论点时,会因此感到某些矛盾; 如果此论点错误很明显的话,这样的论点可能一开始就不会让人觉得有道理 |
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