单词
plausible
读音
ˈplɔːzəbl
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词根
"Plausible"来自于拉丁词根"plaus-",意为"赞扬",进一步延伸出形容词的含义,表示赞美,赞扬的。那些看似合理、值得赞扬的事情或想法,我们就可以形容它们为plausible。
释义
adj. 看似可信的;花言巧语的,巧言令色的;貌似真实的,貌似有理的 [ 比较级 more plausible 最高级 most plausible ]
例句
She was a plausible liar.
她是个巧言令色的说谎高手。
I stood still, trying to invent a plausible excuse.
我静静地站着,努力想编出一个听上去可信的借口。
All I can say is that he was so plausible it wasn't just me that he conned.
我只能说,他看上去好像那么可信,他骗的可不只我一个。
She was a plausible liar.
她是个巧言令色的说谎高手。
I stood still, trying to invent a plausible excuse.
我静静地站着,努力想编出一个听上去可信的借口。
All I can say is that he was so plausible it wasn't just me that he conned.
我只能说,他看上去好像那么可信,他骗的可不只我一个。
强化记忆
你可以把"plausible"联想成"player's bull"(玩家的公牛)。想象你在一个农场上看到一头公牛,它看起来像是玩家的公牛,很有可能是真的,这就是"plausible"的含义,感觉有可能是真的,看似可信。"Plausible"来源于拉丁语"plausibilis",即"deserving applause"(值得赞扬的)。于15世纪后期开始在英语中使用,尤其在法律语境中表示“做得当然,理应如此”。19世纪中期,词义发展为“可能的,看上去可能的”。此词在欧美社会中常被用来形容那些听上去可信、但实际上令人怀疑的论点或情况。
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Now, option two seems a little morescientifically plausible,but it begs the question,
away from humans and onto weapons:plausible deniability.Now we live in a global economy.
I mean, I think there's a kind of weak form of technological determinismthat is quite plausible,like, you're unlikely to encounter a society
Thinking about this,I rejected many very plausibleand dramatic breakthroughs to come,
gives us a narrative that resonates with our intuitions—it makes it seem more plausible.And we choose the option that seems more representative of the overall picture,
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