"plausibility" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 可信性
• 合理性

Definition

指事情具有合理性或可信度，值得相信或很有可能是真的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Plausibility” 屬於正式用語，多用於學術、科學或法律場合，表示事情看起來合情合理但不一定是真的。常見搭配有“the plausibility of something”（某事的可信性），不用來形容人。

Examples

The plausibility of his excuse was questioned by everyone.

大家質疑了他的藉口的**可信性**。

We need to check the plausibility of this result.

我們需要檢查這個結果的**合理性**。

Her story has little plausibility.

她的故事幾乎沒有**可信性**。

Some theories sound amazing, but their plausibility is low without evidence.

有些理論聽起來很棒，但沒有證據時它們的**可信性**很低。

The detective doubted the plausibility of the suspect’s timeline.

偵探懷疑嫌疑人的時間線的**合理性**。

If you want people to believe you, your story needs some plausibility.

如果你想讓人相信你，你的故事需要一些**可信性**。