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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary plau·si·ble \\ˈplȯ-zə-bəl\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Latin plausibilis worthy of applause, from plausus,past participle of plaudere DATE 1565 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 • plau·si·ble·ness noun • plau·si·bly \\-blē\\ adverb English Etymology plausible 1541, "acceptable, agreeable," from L. plausibilis "deserving applause, acceptable," from pp. stem of plaudere "to applaud" (see plaudit). Meaning "having the appearance of truth" is recorded from 1565. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 plausible plaus·ible / 5plC:zEbl / adjective1. (of an excuse or explanation 藉口或解释) reasonable and likely to be true 有道理的；可信的: Her story sounded perfectly plausible. 她的说辞听起来言之有理。 The only plausible explanation is that he forgot. 唯一合理的解释就是他忘掉了。 OPP implausible 2. (disapproving) (of a person 人) good at sounding honest and sincere, especially when trying to trick people 巧言令色的；花言巧语的: She was a plausible liar. 她是个巧言令色的说谎高手。 • plausi·bil·ity / 7plC:zE5bilEti / noun [U] • plaus·ibly / -Ebli / adv.: He argued very plausibly that the claims were true. 他花言巧语地辩解说那些说法属实。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English plausible adj. VERBS be, seem, sound | make sth | find sth, judge sth, think sth He did not think it plausible that all the differences could be explained in this way. ADV. extremely, highly, terribly, very | entirely, perfectly, quite a perfectly plausible theory | not remotely There was no way the story could be made to sound even remotely plausible. | barely, hardly | reasonably | superficially | intuitively, psychologically This explanation fits the facts and is psychologically plausible. OLT plausible adj. ⇨ possible 2 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged plau·si·ble I. \ˈplȯzəbəl\ adjective (sometimes -er/-est) Etymology: Latin plausibilis deserving applause, pleasing, acceptable, from plausus (past participle of plaudere to applaud) + -ibilis -ible 1. obsolete a. : worthy of being applauded b. : applausive , plauditory : expressing approval2. : obtaining approbation or favor : agreeable , affable , popular , suitable < a more plausible site for a house — E.B.White > 3. a. : superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable : specious < a plausible pretext > b. of a person : apparently trustworthy or fair : superficially pleasing or persuasive 4. a. : superficially worthy of belief : credible < a plausible conclusion > b. : being such as may be accepted as real < a jewel too big to be plausible > • plau·si·ble·ness noun -es II. noun (-s) : something (as a statement or an argument) that is plausible : plausibility |
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