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plausible

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adj.似是而非的

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plaud,plode=to strike(打;击),to clap(鼓掌;拍)

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plausible


/'plɔ:zəbl; `plɔzəbl/ adj
1 (of a statement, an excuse, etc) seeming to be right or reasonable; believable (指陈述、藉口等)似乎正确的, 似有道理的, 可信的
*She could find no plausible explanation for its disappearance. 她无法解释清楚何以不翼而飞.
* His story was/sounded perfectly plausible. 他的话[听起来]言之成理.
2 (derog 贬) (of a person) skilled in producing convincing arguments, esp in order to deceive (指人)能说会道的(尤指为行骗)
*a plausible trickster, rogue, liar, etc 花言巧语的骗子、无赖、说谎大王等
* She was so plausible she would have deceived anyone. 她鼓舌如簧--把谁都能骗倒. Cf 参看 implausible.

plausible


adj
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: plausibilis 'worth applauding', from plaudere; PLAUDITS]
reasonable and likely to be true or successful
implausible
 His story certainly sounds plausible.
 a plausible explanation
someone who is plausible is good at talking in a way that sounds reasonable and truthful, although they may in fact be lying
 a plausible liar
>plausiblyadv
>plausibility [,plɔːzɪ'bɪlɪti (US) ,plɔː-/
1. This might be plausible .
    这可能是有道理的.

2. This might be a plausible hypothesis were it not for two factors.
    若不是下面两点,这种假使似乎是有道理的。

3. However, in the absence of plausible alternative explanations for the gloomy economic news of the past 15 — 20 years and the gloomier prospects implicit in the projections of those trends, industrial societies — fearful for the future — might very we
    然而, 由于对过去15-20年里令人感到沮丧的经济新闻和对那些趋势的反映中暗含的更为令人感到沮丧的前景没能作出其他令人信服的解释,工业社会因为害怕未来很可能会要采取倒退措施。

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