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

　

单词	specious
释义	Trends of specious View usage for: specious (spiːʃəs) adjective Something that is specious seems to exist or be true, but is not real or true. [formal] It is unlikely that the Duke was convinced by such specious arguments. Synonyms: fallacious, misleading, deceptive, plausible More Synonyms of specious specious in British English (ˈspiːʃəs) adjective 1. apparently correct or true, but actually wrong or false 2. deceptively attractive in appearance Derived forms speciously (ˈspeciously) adverb speciousness (ˈspeciousness) noun Word origin C14 (originally: fair): from Latin speciōsus plausible, from speciēs outward appearance, from specere to look at specious in American English (ˈspiʃəs) adjective 1. seeming to be good, sound, correct, logical, etc. without really being so; plausible but not genuine specious logic 2. Obsolete pleasing to the sight SIMILAR WORDS: ˈplausible Derived forms speciously (ˈspeciously) adverb speciousness (ˈspeciousness) noun or ˌspeciˈosity (spiʃiˈɑsəti) Word origin ME, fair, beautiful < L speciosus, showy, beautiful, plausible < species, look, show, appearance: see species Examples of 'specious' in a sentence specious No caustic reproach, no specious arguments against the plan, no long-suffering resignation. Kallen, Lucille C B GREENFIELD - A LITTLE MADNESS (2003) Still, I felt vaguely specious to be standing up at the front with the other three. Edward Docx THE CALLIGRAPHER (2003) He had made some specious excuse about failing to recognize her, and in the end they had had coffee together. Harcourt, Palma A MATTER OF CONSCIENCE (2003) The nature versus nurture debate was specious, but not for the reasons he had supposed. Jacquelyn Mitchard A THEORY OF RELATIVITY (2003) (adjective) in the sense of fallacious Definition apparently correct or true, but actually wrong or false The Duke was not convinced by such specious arguments. Synonyms fallacious Their argument is fallacious. misleading The article contains several misleading statements. deceptive Appearances can be deceptive. plausible He was so plausible he conned us all. unsound The thinking is muddled and fundamentally unsound. sophistic sophistical casuistic Additional synonyms in the sense of deceptive Definition likely or designed to deceive Appearances can be deceptive. Synonyms misleading, false, fake, mock, ambiguous, unreliable, spurious, illusory, specious, fallacious, delusive in the sense of misleading Definition giving a false or confusing impression The article contains several misleading statements. Synonyms confusing, false, ambiguous, deceptive, spurious, evasive, disingenuous, tricky (informal), deceitful, specious, delusive, delusory, sophistical, casuistical, unstraightforward in the sense of plausible Definition apparently trustworthy or believable He was so plausible he conned us all. Synonyms glib, smooth, specious, smooth-talking, smooth-tongued, fair-spoken Nearby words of specious specification specify specimen specious speck speckled spectacle Synonyms of 'specious' specious Explore 'specious' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of unsound Definition based on faulty ideas The thinking is muddled and fundamentally unsound. Synonyms flawed, faulty, weak, false, shaky, unreliable, invalid, defective, illogical, erroneous, specious, fallacious, ill-founded
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