spurious
US /ˈspjʊr.i.əs/
UK /ˈspjʊr.i.əs/
形容词
1.
伪造的, 虚假的, 欺骗性的
not being what it purports to be; false or fake
示例:
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The court dismissed the case based on spurious evidence.
法院根据伪造的证据驳回了此案。
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He made spurious claims about his past achievements.
他对他过去的成就提出了虚假的说法。
2.
似是而非的, 站不住脚的
(of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid
示例:
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The correlation between the two variables was spurious.
这两个变量之间的相关性是虚假的。
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Avoid using spurious arguments to win the debate.
避免使用站不住脚的论点来赢得辩论。
在 Lingoland 学习这个单词