Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #11484
spurious
假的；伪造的；骗人的
核心释义
false, not genuine; intended to deceive
- 1.
假的；不真实的；伪造的
False, not authentic, not genuine.
- 2.
看似合理但虚假的
plausible but false
- 3.
无关的；多余的；不相干的
Extraneous, stray; not relevant or wanted.
- 4.
非婚生的；私生的
born out of wedlock; - E.A.Freeman
- 5.
意在欺骗的
intended to deceive
似是而非的；貌似有理的；无关的；多余的；杂散的；私生的；非婚生的；假的；不真实的；伪造的；看似合理但虚假的
用法In use
The scientist dismissed the spurious claim because the data had been fabricated.
用法提示：spurious 为形容词，修饰 claim，表示“虚假的、不真实的”。
His lawyer argued that the evidence was spurious and should not be admitted in court.
用法提示：spurious 为形容词，修饰 evidence，表示“伪造的、不可信的”。
She received a spurious email asking for her bank details.
用法提示：spurious 为形容词，修饰 email，表示“假冒的、骗人的”。
spurious inferences
the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring
a spurious work of art
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- spurious correlation
- 伪相关；虚假相关
- The apparent link between the two variables turned out to be a spurious correlation.这两个变量之间看似存在的联系其实是一种伪相关。
- spurious claim
- 无根据的说法；虚假主张
- The article makes a spurious claim about the health benefits of the product.这篇文章对这种产品的健康益处作出了无根据的说法。
- spurious argument
- 似是而非的论点；虚假论证
- His reasoning relies on a spurious argument that mistakes correlation for causation.他的推理基于一个似是而非的论点，将相关性误认为因果性。
- spurious accuracy
- 虚假精确；伪精确
- The report gives spurious accuracy by quoting numbers to three decimal places.这份报告把数字精确到小数点后三位，显得虚假精确。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 spur（马刺）+ ious：马刺是附加在马身上的非天然物件，以此记住 spurious 指非固有的、伪造的、似是而非的。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、法律文本、正式评论 通常用于正式语境，表示“假的”或“似是而非的”，多出现在学术、法律或评论性文章中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ious with the stressed pattern /jʊriəs/ or /ʒʊriəs/ rhyme with spurious: curious, furious, injurious, luxurious. However, various (/ˈveəriəs/) and serious (/ˈsɪriəs/) look similar but have different vowels after the stress, so they are not rhymes.
用法优先级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。
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