specious
英 ['spi???s]
美['spi??s]
- adj. 似是而非的；外表美觀的；華而不實的；徒有其表的
GRE暢通詞匯
助記提示
1. 看上去的，華而不實的。
中文詞源
specious 徒有其表的，華而不實的，似是而非的
來自拉丁語 speciosus,好看的，漂亮的，炫耀的，假裝的，來自 specere,觀看，注視，詞源同 spectate,spectacle,conspicuous.后詞義貶義化。
英文詞源
- specious (adj.)
- late 14c., "pleasing to the sight, fair," from Latin speciosus "good-looking, beautiful, fair," also "showy, pretended, plausible, specious," from species "appearance, form, figure, beauty" (see species). Meaning "seemingly desirable, reasonable or probable, but not really so; superficially fair, just, or correct" in English is first recorded 1610s. Related: Speciously; speciosity; speciousness.
雙語例句
- 1. It is unlikely that the Duke was convinced by such specious arguments.
- 公爵不太可能相信這種似是而非的論點。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Such talk is actually specious and groundless.
- 這些話實際上毫無根據,似是而非的.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. He fences his doctrines with the specious plea that statesmen mustlive as the world lives.
- 他用似是而非的遁詞為他的教義作辯護,說政治家必須象世人那樣活著.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. His voice was still soft and filled with specious humility.
- 他的聲音還是那么溫和,甚至有點謙卑.
來自飄（部分）
- 5. He deserves credit for resisting specious gambles in September.
- 他在九月間抵制了一些似是而非的冒險行動,這是值得稱贊的.
來自辭典例句