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British pronunciation
/spˈiːʃəs/

"specious"的定义和意义

specious
01

似是而非的, 华而不实的

seemingly truthful but wrong in nature
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The politician gave a specious argument that hid the real facts.
The advertisement made specious claims about the product ’s effectiveness.
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似是而非的, 华而不实的

falsely giving a pleasing appearance
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Her specious reasoning seemed convincing at first, but it did n't stand up to closer scrutiny.
她似是而非的推理乍一看似乎令人信服,但经过仔细审查后却经不起推敲。
The politician ’s specious claims about the policy benefits were quickly debunked by experts.
这位政治家对政策效益的似是而非的说法很快就被专家们揭穿了。
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