Specious
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj.似是而非的; 华而不实的
- ［英］ adj. 似是而非的 ( having a false look of truth or genuineness) 华而不实的 ( having deceptive attraction or allure)
- ［记］ spec ( 看) ＋ious -> 用来看的 -> 华而不实的
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: Middle English, visually pleasing, from Latin speciosus beautiful, plausible, from species
- Date: 1513
- 1. obsolete showy
- 2. having deceptive attraction or allure
- 3. having a false look of truth or genuineness ; sophistic <specious reasoning>
- ? speciously adverb
- ? speciousness noun
