far-fetched + noun
That's a far-fetched excuse.
那是个牵强的借口。
牵强的；难以置信的
牵强的；不大可能的；难以置信的。；未必会的; 不着边际
Not plausible; very unlikely; hard to believe.
牵强的；不大可能的；难以置信的。
Implausible; not likely; difficult to believe.
His excuse for being late was so far-fetched that nobody believed it.
他迟到的借口太牵强了，没人相信。
用法提示：far-fetched 在这里表示借口非常牵强，难以置信。
The plot of that movie is interesting but a bit far-fetched.
那部电影的情节很有趣，但有点不现实。
用法提示：far-fetched 表示情节脱离现实，不太可能发生。
She dismissed his theory as far-fetched and unsupported by evidence.
她认为他的理论牵强附会，没有证据支持。
用法提示：far-fetched 形容理论缺乏根据，难以令人信服。
That's a far-fetched excuse.
那是个牵强的借口。
His story sounds far-fetched.
他的故事听起来难以置信。
I find his explanation far-fetched.
我觉得他的解释很牵强。
grammar · medium
易错句子The new policy will have far-fetched effects on small businesses.
正确表达The new policy will have far-reaching effects on small businesses.
far-reaching 意为“影响深远的”，far-fetched 只表示“牵强的、难以置信的”，用来形容说法、情节、借口等是否可信，不能表示影响范围。本句想说的是政策影响深远，所以要用 far-reaching。
grammar · medium
易错句子My hometown is far-fetched from Shanghai.
正确表达My hometown is far from Shanghai.
far-fetched 不是表示距离的形容词：它由 far（远）+ fetched（取来）构成，整体意思是“牵强的、不大可能的”，与远近无关。表示距离远时，英语直接用 far from，不能套用 far-fetched。
grammar · medium
易错句子This ending is farther-fetched than the original one.
正确表达This ending is more far-fetched than the original one.
复合形容词 far-fetched 的比较级用 more 构成，即 more far-fetched。不能在 far 上直接加 -er 变成 farther-fetched，因为 -er 只加在简单形容词上，复合形容词一般用 more。
拼写相近但含义无关：far-reaching 指影响、后果或范围深远（中性或褒义），far-fetched 指说法、情节或借口牵强、令人难以相信（贬义）。两者不能互换，只有谈论“影响范围”时才用 far-reaching。
意思最接近。implausible 强调某事在逻辑或证据上难以成立，多修饰解释、理论、借口，语气偏中性、书面；far-fetched 强调牵强、夸张、不切实际，多修饰想法、故事、情节，带明显贬义、偏口语。不少场合两者可以通用，但 implausible 更冷静客观，far-fetched 更带主观否定评价。
中文释义都能写成“难以置信的”，但 unbelievable 多指“令人极其惊讶”，常含赞叹（相当于 amazing）；far-fetched 只表示“不合情理、牵强”，绝无赞叹之意。若想说“太棒了、太惊人了”，只能用 unbelievable 一类词，不能用 far-fetched。
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