pseudoscientific

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pseudoscientific — 形容詞

  • pseudoscientificpositive
  • more pseudoscientificcomparative
  • most pseudoscientificsuperlative

1. Describing a claim, theory, or practice that is presented as being based on scie

1.形容詞C1
釋義

偽科學的

看似科學但未經科學驗證的

Describing a claim, theory, or practice that is presented as being based on science but does not actually follow proper scientific methods or standards.

例句

Ada was shocked to learn that her favourite wellness blog was full of pseudoscientific claims.

Ada 很驚訝地發現她最喜歡的健康部落格充滿了偽科學的說法。

collocation: pseudoscientific claims

The government warned consumers about a pseudoscientific device that claimed to cure all types of cancer.

政府警告消費者，有一款偽科學裝置聲稱可以治癒所有類型的癌症。

常見搭配
  • pseudoscientific claims
  • pseudoscientific theories
  • pseudoscientific ideas
  • pseudoscientific products
  • pseudoscientific treatments
同義詞
  • unscientific

    Does not carry the implication of falsely claiming scientific status; simply means not following scientific principles

  • unfounded

    Focuses on the lack of evidence rather than the false claim to science

  • spurious

    Suggests the argument is not only wrong but deliberately misleading or deceptively plausible

  • quack

    Informal and specific to medical or health-related practices that pretend to be effective treatments

反義詞
  • scientific

    Follows proper scientific methods and principles

  • evidence-based

    Grounded in verifiable evidence gathered through rigorous methods

文法句型

pseudoscientific + noun

be + pseudoscientific

用法筆記

Frequently used in academic or critical contexts to evaluate ideas, products, or treatments that claim scientific authority. The word carries a negative judgment — do not use it for things that are simply non-scientific, such as art or religious beliefs.

常見錯誤

The article uses pseudoscientific methods like guessing instead of measuring.
The article uses unscientific methods like guessing instead of measuring.
'pseudoscientific' describes something that claims to be scientific but is not; 'unscientific' simply describes something not based on science.

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副詞搭配

  • widely considered pseudoscientific
  • clearly pseudoscientific
  • largely pseudoscientific

常用片語

  • dismissed as pseudoscientific
  • regarded as pseudoscientific
  • label something as pseudoscientific