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plausibly

/plaw-zuh-buhl/US // ˈplɔ zə bəl //UK // (ˈplɔːzəbəl) //

似是而非地,似是而非,似是而非的,似乎

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot.
    • : well-spoken and apparently, but often deceptively, worthy of confidence or trust: a plausible commentator.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inprobably

Examples

  • Barrett had written that Roberts had “pushed the Affordable Care Act beyond its plausible meaning to save the statute.”

  • I talked one over with Delton Chen, who wrote a very plausible, convincing paper.

  • I know the leadership and government has made a lot of threats, but I’m not sure how plausible they are.

  • The facility would be useless without a pipeline connecting it to the rest of the United States, and the only plausible route was through private lands like Gow’s ranch.

  • Based on other evidence, that’s a very plausible scenario for November.

  • By a large margin, it's the youngest women they believe they can plausibly nab.

  • Without Shazam, you can plausibly take credit for having written and performed any song you happen to hear on the radio.

  • Could anyone plausibly argue that this was anything but irresponsible parenting?

  • Keep your hand raised if you actually live in a state that might plausibly elect a Republican to congress.

  • All things are also equally plausibly required or forbidden.

  • It must be admitted that they are very naturally worked out and very plausibly presented.

  • Several causes are plausibly attributed by the records and their interpreters to this opposition.

  • The wary Frenchmen presented their claims very plausibly, but failed to win the approbation of the equally wary Indians.

  • The reason being, that she fought now on plausibly good grounds: on behalf of her independent action.

  • The cannibals talked so eloquently and plausibly to them, that the savages withdrew and left them in peace.