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单词 speciously
释义
speciously
adverb
uk
/ˈspiː.ʃəs.li/us
/ˈspiː.ʃəs.li/
in a way thatseemsto berightortrue, but is reallywrongorfalse:
似是而非地；貌似有理地；虚假地
Thisinequalitywas speciouslyjustifiedbyreasoningthat women had less need foreducationthan men.为这种不平等找的虚假理由是女性对教育的需求比男性少。
Heclaims,perhapsspeciously, that the two had arelationship.他声称这两人有过恋爱关系，这是不实的。
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  • Nationshave ahistoryof speciouslyjustifyinginvasions.
  • Robespierre was speciouslypromisingpeaceand areturnofprosperityas arewardforhandinghimcompletecontrolof thereinsofpower.
  • Theyarguedspeciously thatcategorizingtheseattacksashatecrimesactuallymaderacismworse.
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(Definition ofspeciouslyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspeciously

speciously
Superficially andspeciously, that is a most attractive remedy.
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There is always aspeciouslygood reason for tampering with freedom at first, but it is the first step that counts.
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A referendum, althoughspeciouslya democratic instrument, may well not be so at all.
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It has been variously described, and on occasions ratherspeciouslydescribed.
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There are other ways of achieving what havespeciouslybeen referred to as "good social works".
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What is heard from them is performedspeciouslybut without personality.
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