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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。
似有道理；貌似可信
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
似有道理；貌似可信
apparent validity
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。
似乎有理的陈述或论点等。
A plausible statement, argument etc.
可信性；可靠性
The fact of being believable; believability, credibility.
The plausibility of his explanation faded once we checked the facts.
我们核实事实后，他解释的可信度就降低了。
Scientists often question the plausibility of claims that lack evidence.
科学家经常质疑那些缺乏证据的说法的可信度。
The movie's plot has a certain plausibility, even though it is fictional.
这部电影的情节虽然虚构，但有一定的可信度。
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 ... 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 在此意为“质疑”，其宾语是 the plausibility of ... 这一整个名词短语。
Scientists question the plausibility of the reported results.
科学家们质疑这些报告结果的可信性。
Not this
His excuse sounds plausibility.
Use this
His excuse sounds plausible.
sound 是系动词，后面应接形容词作表语；plausibility 是名词，不能直接作表语，所以要用形容词 plausible。
Not this
I doubt the plausible of the claim.
Use this
I doubt the plausibility of the claim.
doubt 是及物动词，后面需要名词作宾语；plausible 是形容词，不能作宾语，应改用名词 plausibility，并用 of 引出所属对象。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
Use plausibility naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 applause（掌声）：说‘貌似可信’如赢掌声，但未必真。
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。
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。
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