Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #20416
plausibilities
似有道理;貌似可信
plausibilities is the plural of plausibility.
apparent validity
- 1.
A plausible statement, argument etc.
似乎有理的陈述或论点等。
- 2.
The fact of being believable; believability, credibility.
可信性;可靠性
似乎有理的陈述或论点等。;可信性;可靠性;似有道理;貌似可信;[法] 花言巧语;似乎有理
In use
The plausibility of his explanation faded once we checked the facts.
Scientists often question the plausibility of claims that lack evidence.
The movie's plot has a certain plausibility, even though it is fictional.
the plausibility of sth
plausibility 后常接 of 短语,表示“某事物的可信性”。通常作不可数名词。
The plausibility of the alibi was soon challenged by the police.
这个不在场证明的可信性很快遭到了警方的质疑。
lend plausibility to sth
lend ... to ... 中,plausibility 是直接宾语,to 后接接受可信性的事物。
Recent discoveries lend plausibility to the hypothesis.
最近的发现为这个假说增添了几分可信性。
question the plausibility of sth
question 在此意为“质疑”,其宾语是 the plausibility of ... 这一整个名词短语。
Connections
Collocations
- surface plausibility
- 表面上的可信性;表面上似乎有理
- The theory has a certain surface plausibility, but the data do not support it.这个理论表面上似乎有理,但数据并不支持它。
- lend plausibility to
- 使…显得可信;为…增添可信度
- New evidence lends plausibility to the witness's account.新证据使证人的描述显得可信。
- plausibility check
- 合理性检查;真实性核查
- The software runs a plausibility check on the sensor readings.该软件对传感器读数进行合理性检查。
- plausibility of an argument
- 论点的可信度
- The plausibility of an argument depends on the evidence supporting it.论点的可信度取决于其背后的证据。
Synonyms
- credibility
- 可信性;可信度 · credibility 强调实际值得相信、可以信赖,常用于人、消息来源或机构;plausibility 只表示表面上说得通,并不保证真实。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 applause(掌声):说‘貌似可信’如赢掌声,但未必真。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:学术文章、正式讨论、日常交流 该词是普通名词,语气不随意也不刻意正式;多用于需要理性判断某事是否可信、是否合理的场合,比较常见于书面讨论和较正式的对话。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有以 -bility 结尾的词与 plausibility 押韵:ability、possibility、credibility、feasibility、visibility,它们都有重读音节 /bɪl/ 和结尾 /əti/。plausible 是拼写上的形近词:前缀 plaus- 的发音与 plausibility 中的 /plɔːz/ 相同,但结尾是 /əbəl/,不是 /əˈbɪləti/,所以不押韵。注意不要把 -ible 误读成 -ibility。
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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