| 单词 | specious |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['spi:ʃəs] |
| 解释 | a.似是而非的；华而不实的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 似是而非的(having a false look of truth or genuineness)华而不实的(having deceptive attraction or allure) 【考】 specious : genuineness / illusory : reality(似是而非的不真实/ 虚幻的不现实)反义词：valid(正确 的); veritable(真实的) 【记】 spec(看)＋ious→用 来看的→华而不实的 【例】 a specious pretext(似是而非的 借口) |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 似是而非的(似乎正确的, 实际谬误的) 【记】spec看, ious－看着还行, 实际不行－似是而非的 【类】specious: genuineness[authenticity] = illusory: reality似是而非的不真实 = 虚幻的不现实 【反】valid(adj 有效的; 有根据的; 正确的); veritable(adj 真正的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】spec- 看，看着不错的； 【相关】inspect 检查，查看 |
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