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plausible adj.似是而非的,似乎真实的 Plausible things are not far-fetched at all. Things in fantasy stories — such as wizards, dragons, and unicorns — are not plausible. On the other hand, some things in science fiction stories might be plausible: who knows where spaceships will eventually go? If something really seems like it could happen, then it's plausible. One of the many tricky parts of life is figuring out what's plausible and what's not. ★☆☆☆☆ 2010.3

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['plɔ:zib(ə)l] If something is plausible, it's reasonable or believable. Things that are plausible could easily happen. A woman becoming President is very plausible. A giraffe becoming President is not. The supposed importance of influentials derives from a plausible sounding but largely untested theory called the "two step flow of communication": Information flows from the media to the influentials and from them to everyone else. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（解释或说法）似乎真实的，貌似合理的 An explanation or statement that is plausible seems likely to be true or valid. A more plausible explanation would seem to be that people are fed up with the Conservative government...貌似更加合理的解释似乎是，人们已经厌倦了保守党政府。That explanation seems entirely plausible to me.那个解释在我看来完全说得通。plausiblyHaving bluffed his way in without paying, he could not plausibly demand his money back.他没花钱就蒙混了进来，没道理再要求退钱。plausibility...the plausibility of the theory.该理论的貌似合理性2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（人）貌似可信的，花言巧语的 If you say that someone is plausible, you mean that they seem to be telling the truth and to be sincere and honest. He was so plausible that he conned everybody.他那么会花言巧语，以至于骗过了所有的人。

英语单词	plausible
英美音标	['plɔ:zib(ə)l]
中文释义	adj.似是而非的,似乎真实的
vocab简明	If something is plausible, it's reasonable or believable. Things that are plausible could easily happen. A woman becoming President is very plausible. A giraffe becoming President is not.
vocab扩展	Plausible things are not far-fetched at all. Things in fantasy stories — such as wizards, dragons, and unicorns — are not plausible. On the other hand, some things in science fiction stories might be plausible: who knows where spaceships will eventually go? If something really seems like it could happen, then it's plausible. One of the many tricky parts of life is figuring out what's plausible and what's not.
真题原句	The supposed importance of influentials derives from a plausible sounding but largely untested theory called the "two step flow of communication": Information flows from the media to the influentials and from them to everyone else.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（解释或说法）似乎真实的，貌似合理的 An explanation or statement that is plausible seems likely to be true or valid. A more plausible explanation would seem to be that people are fed up with the Conservative government... 貌似更加合理的解释似乎是，人们已经厌倦了保守党政府。 That explanation seems entirely plausible to me. 那个解释在我看来完全说得通。 plausibly Having bluffed his way in without paying, he could not plausibly demand his money back. 他没花钱就蒙混了进来，没道理再要求退钱。 plausibility ...the plausibility of the theory. 该理论的貌似合理性 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（人）貌似可信的，花言巧语的 If you say that someone is plausible, you mean that they seem to be telling the truth and to be sincere and honest. He was so plausible that he conned everybody. 他那么会花言巧语，以至于骗过了所有的人。
来源	2010.3

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