| 单词 | specious |
| 释义 | specious (once / 2838 pages) adj Use specious to describe an argument that seems to be good, correct, or logical, but is not so. We live on the earth, therefore the earth must be the center of the universe has been proven to be a specious theory of the solar system. Specious is pronounced "SPEE-shuhs." Something that is specious is attractive in a deceptive way, and if you follow the word's etymology, you'll see why. In Middle English, this adjective meant "attractive," from Latin speciōsus "showy, beautiful," from speciēs "appearance, kind, sort." Latin speciēs is also the source of English species. WORD FAMILYspecious: speciously, speciousness USAGE EXAMPLESBut in reality, they are specious, ahistorical, and counterproductive. Slate(Dec 19, 2016) He also employed the specious tactic of false equivalence, which was used devastatingly in this election. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) Onlookers would misunderstand the facts—shunning us as vulnerable foreigners, showering us with specious pity, or sensationalizing the crime in the manner of the media. The New Yorker(Nov 22, 2016) 1adj plausible but false a specious claim Syn spurious false not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality 2adj based on pretense; deceptively pleasing Syn gilded, meretricious insincere lacking sincerity |
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