"specious" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 似是而非的
• 虛假的

Definition

看似正確但實際上是錯誤或具有誤導性的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Specious”是正式詞語，常用來描述表面上看似合理，實際上虛假或誤導的論點。通常暗示有誤導意圖。常見搭配有：'specious argument', 'specious reasoning', 'specious claim'。

Examples

The salesman gave a specious explanation for the high price.

推銷員對高價給出了一個**似是而非的**解釋。

Her argument sounded specious but was not based on facts.

她的論點聽起來很**似是而非**，但沒有事實依據。

Beware of specious claims in advertisements.

小心廣告中的**似是而非的**說法。

Politicians often make specious promises they can't keep.

政客常常做出他們無法兌現的**虛假**承諾。

His explanation was so specious that it fooled even the experts.

他的解釋非常**似是而非**，甚至連專家都被騙了。

That theory sounds specious, but a closer look shows it's full of holes.

那個理論聽起來**似是而非**，但仔細一看漏洞百出。