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fallacy
谬见;错误观念
a mistaken belief or idea resulting from wrong reasoning
- 1.
Deceptive or false appearance; that which misleads the eye or the mind.
虚假或欺骗性的表象;误导视觉或心智的事物。
- 2.
a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
因错误推理产生的误解
- 3.
An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not; a specious argument.
貌似有决定性实则不然的论证;似是而非的论点。
谬论;假象;错觉;虚假或欺骗性的表象;误导视觉或心智的事物。;因错误推理产生的误解;貌似有决定性实则不然的论证;似是而非的论点。
In use
It is a common fallacy that cracking your knuckles causes arthritis.
The idea that money always brings happiness is a fallacy.
His argument contains several logical fallacies.
it is a fallacy to do sth
it为形式主语,真正主语是不定式短语to assume...
It is a fallacy to assume that expensive things are always of better quality.
认为昂贵的东西质量一定更好,这是一种谬见。
the fallacy that + clause
由that引导的从句说明该谬误的具体内容。
The article challenges the fallacy that high test scores guarantee a good education.
这篇文章质疑了“高分就能保证良好教育”这一谬论。
the fallacy of doing sth
of后面接动名词,表示这种错误观念所涉及的行为。
Connections
Collocations
- logical fallacy
- 逻辑谬误
- Ad hominem is a common logical fallacy.人身攻击是一种常见的逻辑谬误。
- common fallacy
- 常见谬误
- It is a common fallacy that we use only ten percent of our brains.认为我们只使用了大脑的百分之十,这是一种常见的谬误。
- popular fallacy
- 普遍谬见
- The idea that carrots improve eyesight is a popular fallacy.认为胡萝卜能改善视力是一种普遍谬见。
- fallacy of composition
- 合成谬误
- Assuming the team will be strong because each player is strong is the fallacy of composition.因为每位球员都很强就认为球队很强,这是一种合成谬误。
- commit the fallacy of
- 犯……的谬误
- The author commits the fallacy of assuming that correlation means causation.作者犯了把相关性当作因果关系的谬误。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:看到 fallacy 先想 fall(失误,落下)——推理时失足一步,得到的就是谬论。这只是助记,并非词源。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、academic debate、critical thinking discussions fallacy 通常用于正式或学术语境,多出现在逻辑论证、学术文章或严肃讨论中,表示因错误推理而产生的谬误或错误观念。在日常口语中较少见,更正式的说法是谬论或谬见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词拼写大多以 -acy 结尾(policy 只有 -cy),可与 fallacy 对照记忆,但没有一个与 fallacy 构成真正的押韵:fallacy 的重读元音是 /æ/,policy 是 /ɒ/(美式 /ɑː/),legacy 是 /ɛ/,privacy 是 /ɪ/,pharmacy 是 /ɑː/。accuracy 和 advocacy 的重读元音虽同为 /æ/,但后面的辅音和音节不同,也不押韵。注意 policy 的美式读音为 /ˈpɑːləsi/,privacy 的美式读音常为 /ˈpraɪvəsi/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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