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

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Today the word plausible usually means "reasonable" or "believable," but it once held the meanings "worthy of being applauded" and "approving." It comes to us from the Latin adjective plausibilis ("worthy of applause"), which in turn derives from the verb plaudere, meaning "to applaud or clap." Other plaudere descendants in English include applaud, plaudit (the earliest meaning of which was "a round of applause"), and explode (from Latin explodere, meaning "to drive off the stage by clapping").

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In our solar system, the biggest moon is Jupiter's Ganymede, which has a mass only 2.5 percent that of Earth—too small to easily hang on to an Earth-like atmosphere. But I realized that there are plausible ways for moons approaching the mass of Earth to form in other planetary systems, potentially around giant planets within their stars' habitable zones, where such moons could have atmospheres similar to our own planet.

René Heller, Scientific American, January 2015 I watch the ospreys who nest on Perch Island high atop their white spruce. Our sense of a plausible summer depends much on their diligent success at nest-building and procreation, and on their chicks fledging in late August.

Richard Ford, Wall Street Journal, 14-15 June 2008 … I'd mastered the quick size-up. Does the person seem agreeable over coffee at the drugstore counter and picking up his mail at the post office, drive a plausible vehicle, and know the weather forecast?

Edward Hoagland, Harper's, June 2007 … string theorists can exhibit plausible models of a unified Universe, but unfortunately they cannot explain why we inhabit a particular one.

Michael Atiyah, Nature, 22-29 Dec. 2005 it's a plausible explanation for the demise of that prehistoric species

Recent Examples on the Web If the latter proves true, the gymnastics to achieve plausible deniability would be sickening.

Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 Actually, Newton-John cleverly gave herself an out of plausible deniability by making the music video all about the wholesome subject of aerobics… horizontal aerobics.

Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2022 Candidates of the sort who might vote to impeach Trump the next time—and it’s all too plausible that there could be a next time—will be driven from politics.

Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2022 Not publicly, of course; plausible deniability remains paramount.

New York Times, 8 July 2022 Some providers avoid asking direct questions about the location of their patients during the consultation, according to activists, creating a layer of plausible deniability.

Christopher Rowland, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2022 Some providers avoid asking direct questions about the location of their patients during the consultation, according to activists, creating a layer of plausible deniability.

Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 6 July 2022 Whether Fisher was being truthful or practicing the art of plausible deniability is in the eye of the beholder.

Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al, 7 June 2022 This was less of a purge than an attempt to maintain plausible deniability.

Timothy Shenk, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2022 See More

单词	plausible
释义	plausible adjective plau·si·ble ˈplȯ-zə-bəl 1 : superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious a plausible pretext 2 : superficially pleasing or persuasive a swindler … , then a quack, then a smooth, plausible gentleman R. W. Emerson 3 : appearing worthy of belief the argument was both powerful and plausible plausibleness noun plausibly ˈplȯ-zə-blē adverb Did you know? You Can Believe This History of Plausible Today the word plausible usually means "reasonable" or "believable," but it once held the meanings "worthy of being applauded" and "approving." It comes to us from the Latin adjective plausibilis ("worthy of applause"), which in turn derives from the verb plaudere, meaning "to applaud or clap." Other plaudere descendants in English include applaud, plaudit (the earliest meaning of which was "a round of applause"), and explode (from Latin explodere, meaning "to drive off the stage by clapping"). Synonyms believable credible creditable likely presumptive probable See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences In our solar system, the biggest moon is Jupiter's Ganymede, which has a mass only 2.5 percent that of Earth—too small to easily hang on to an Earth-like atmosphere. But I realized that there are plausible ways for moons approaching the mass of Earth to form in other planetary systems, potentially around giant planets within their stars' habitable zones, where such moons could have atmospheres similar to our own planet. René Heller, Scientific American, January 2015 I watch the ospreys who nest on Perch Island high atop their white spruce. Our sense of a plausible summer depends much on their diligent success at nest-building and procreation, and on their chicks fledging in late August. Richard Ford, Wall Street Journal, 14-15 June 2008 … I'd mastered the quick size-up. Does the person seem agreeable over coffee at the drugstore counter and picking up his mail at the post office, drive a plausible vehicle, and know the weather forecast? Edward Hoagland, Harper's, June 2007 … string theorists can exhibit plausible models of a unified Universe, but unfortunately they cannot explain why we inhabit a particular one. Michael Atiyah, Nature, 22-29 Dec. 2005 it's a plausible explanation for the demise of that prehistoric species Recent Examples on the Web If the latter proves true, the gymnastics to achieve plausible deniability would be sickening. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 Actually, Newton-John cleverly gave herself an out of plausible deniability by making the music video all about the wholesome subject of aerobics… horizontal aerobics. Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2022 Candidates of the sort who might vote to impeach Trump the next time—and it’s all too plausible that there could be a next time—will be driven from politics. Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2022 Not publicly, of course; plausible deniability remains paramount. New York Times, 8 July 2022 Some providers avoid asking direct questions about the location of their patients during the consultation, according to activists, creating a layer of plausible deniability. Christopher Rowland, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2022 Some providers avoid asking direct questions about the location of their patients during the consultation, according to activists, creating a layer of plausible deniability. Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 6 July 2022 Whether Fisher was being truthful or practicing the art of plausible deniability is in the eye of the beholder. Mike Rodak \| Mrodak@al.com, al, 7 June 2022 This was less of a purge than an attempt to maintain plausible deniability. Timothy Shenk, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin plausibilis worthy of applause, from plausus, past participle of plaudere First Known Use 1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition plausible adjective plau·si·ble ˈplȯ-zə-bəl : seeming to be reasonable a plausible excuse plausible adjective as in credible worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable it's a plausible explanation for the demise of that prehistoric species Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance credible probable possible compelling believable reasonable convincing conclusive reliable acceptable likely practical creditable presumptive satisfying effective conceivable persuasive cogent strong decisive telling specious dependable imaginable trustworthy forceful sophistic cogitable sophistical Antonyms & Near Antonyms implausible unlikely improbable impossible incredible unbelievable absurd doubtful ridiculous fantastical preposterous far-fetched questionable dubious outlandish unplausible inconceivable flimsy fantastic unthinkable unimaginable uncertain suspicious skeptical suspect unsure useless unworkable hopeless See More
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