英语词汇“fallacy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINfallacy

Origin:

1400-1500 Latin fallacia, from fallere ‘to deceive’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Don't believe the fallacy that money brings happiness.
It's a fallacy that all fat people are fat simply because they eat too much.
The idea that a good night's sleep will cure everything is a complete fallacy.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

However, it is important immediately to dispose of one popular fallacy.
However, the assumption that productivity must be directly related to biomass or chlorophyll is a fallacy.
It is a fallacy to think that the more information an organisation has the better will be the decisions.
It was essentially a new attempt to revive the Burkeian fallacy of empire through freedom, obedience through liberty.
The error is in taking the polynomial to be a structural representation of the system, but the basic underlying fallacy remains.
This fallacy has snared philosophers from Plato to Leibniz and beyond, and it still snares many major physicists.
This fallacy says that everything that can happen, will happen, given enough time.

Longman Language Activatorsomething that someone believes that is definitely not true► illusion

a belief or idea that is false, especially a belief in something good about yourself or about the situation you are in: · She thought he loved her but it was just an illusion.· Alcohol gives some people the illusion of being witty and confident.illusion that: · There seems to be a widespread illusion that there are no class barriers anymore.under an illusion: · People had bought these houses under the illusion that their value would just keep on rising.

► fallacy

something that a lot of people believe but which is completely untrue: · The idea that a good night's sleep will cure everything is a complete fallacy.· It's a fallacy that all fat people are fat simply because they eat too much.

► myth

something a lot of people believe because they want to believe it, not because it is based on fact: · The first myth about motherhood is that new mothers instantly fall in love with their babies.· It is a myth that battered women deserve or want to be beaten.

► delusion

a completely mistaken idea about yourself or the situation you are in, especially one that everyone else knows is wrong: · She now had to finally forget the dreams and delusions of her youthunder a delusion: · I was still under the delusion that everyone was trying to cheat me.

► mistaken belief

a belief you have that is wrong, although you do not realize it is wrong at the time when you have it: · When I started as a teacher I had the mistaken belief that all kids are interested in learning.

► misconception

something that is not true but which people believe because they do not have all the facts or they have not properly understood the situation: · No, it's not actually true that rail travel is more expensive - that's a misconception.misconception that: · Employers seem to share the general misconception that young people are more efficient than older workers.

► old wives' tale

a popular belief or piece of advice that has existed for a long time but which you think is stupid: · It's not true that if trees have a lot of fruit in the autumn it will be a cold winter - that's just an old wives' tale.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► ecological

· The twin problems of ecological and individualist fallacies occur when inferences are drawn about one level of analysis using evidence from another.· Are there problems with ecological or individualist fallacies?· This use of data at two levels of analysis seeks to minimize the problem of ecological fallacy.

► naturalistic

· Moore says that those who try to identify good with some complex property are committing what he calls the naturalistic fallacy.

► pathetic

· It was all just like a pathetic fallacy.

单词	fallacy
释义	fallacyfal‧la‧cy /ˈfæləsi/ noun (plural fallacies) Word Origin WORD ORIGINfallacy Origin: 1400-1500 Latin fallacia, from fallere ‘to deceive’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Don't believe the fallacy that money brings happiness. It's a fallacy that all fat people are fat simply because they eat too much. The idea that a good night's sleep will cure everything is a complete fallacy. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS However, it is important immediately to dispose of one popular fallacy. However, the assumption that productivity must be directly related to biomass or chlorophyll is a fallacy. It is a fallacy to think that the more information an organisation has the better will be the decisions. It was essentially a new attempt to revive the Burkeian fallacy of empire through freedom, obedience through liberty. The error is in taking the polynomial to be a structural representation of the system, but the basic underlying fallacy remains. This fallacy has snared philosophers from Plato to Leibniz and beyond, and it still snares many major physicists. This fallacy says that everything that can happen, will happen, given enough time. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomething that someone believes that is definitely not true► illusion a belief or idea that is false, especially a belief in something good about yourself or about the situation you are in: · She thought he loved her but it was just an illusion.· Alcohol gives some people the illusion of being witty and confident.illusion that: · There seems to be a widespread illusion that there are no class barriers anymore.under an illusion: · People had bought these houses under the illusion that their value would just keep on rising. ► fallacy something that a lot of people believe but which is completely untrue: · The idea that a good night's sleep will cure everything is a complete fallacy.· It's a fallacy that all fat people are fat simply because they eat too much. ► myth something a lot of people believe because they want to believe it, not because it is based on fact: · The first myth about motherhood is that new mothers instantly fall in love with their babies.· It is a myth that battered women deserve or want to be beaten. ► delusion a completely mistaken idea about yourself or the situation you are in, especially one that everyone else knows is wrong: · She now had to finally forget the dreams and delusions of her youthunder a delusion: · I was still under the delusion that everyone was trying to cheat me. ► mistaken belief a belief you have that is wrong, although you do not realize it is wrong at the time when you have it: · When I started as a teacher I had the mistaken belief that all kids are interested in learning. ► misconception something that is not true but which people believe because they do not have all the facts or they have not properly understood the situation: · No, it's not actually true that rail travel is more expensive - that's a misconception.misconception that: · Employers seem to share the general misconception that young people are more efficient than older workers. ► old wives' tale a popular belief or piece of advice that has existed for a long time but which you think is stupid: · It's not true that if trees have a lot of fruit in the autumn it will be a cold winter - that's just an old wives' tale. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► ecological · The twin problems of ecological and individualist fallacies occur when inferences are drawn about one level of analysis using evidence from another.· Are there problems with ecological or individualist fallacies?· This use of data at two levels of analysis seeks to minimize the problem of ecological fallacy. ► naturalistic · Moore says that those who try to identify good with some complex property are committing what he calls the naturalistic fallacy. ► pathetic · It was all just like a pathetic fallacy. 1[countable] a false idea or belief, especially one that a lot of people believe is true SYN misconception: It’s a common fallacy that a neutered dog will become fat and lazy.2[countable, uncountable] formal a weakness in someone’s argument or ideas which is caused by a mistake in their thinking SYN flaw → pathetic fallacy
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