spurious

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spurious — 形容詞

  • spuriouspositive
  • more spuriouscomparative
  • most spurioussuperlative

1. seeming true, real, or well-supported at first, but actually false or based on a

1.形容詞C1
釋義

虛假；不實

看似成立，其實不真或根據錯誤

seeming true, real, or well-supported at first, but actually false or based on a mistake.

例句

Camille shared a spurious news post without checking the facts first.

Camille 沒先查證事實，就分享了一則不實的新聞貼文。

spurious + noun for false information that appears believable

The lab rejected the spurious test result after a machine error.

儀器出錯後，實驗室駁回了那個虛假的檢測結果。

common scientific use: spurious result caused by faulty evidence

常見搭配
  • spurious claim
  • spurious argument
  • spurious link
  • spurious correlation
  • spurious result
  • spurious excuse
同義詞
  • false

    broader and more common; it simply says something is not true, while 'spurious' stresses that it may look convincing at first.

  • unfounded

    often used for claims, fears, or accusations with no real evidence; narrower than 'spurious'.

  • bogus

    more informal and stronger in tone; often suggests deliberate trickery rather than mistaken reasoning.

反義詞
  • genuine

    truly real or authentic, with no false appearance.

  • valid

    correctly supported by facts, logic, or rules.

文法句型

spurious + noun

be spurious

dismiss something as spurious

用法筆記

Common in formal writing about claims, links, reasons, warnings, or results that seem valid but are actually false or rest on a wrong understanding. It is often used before a noun, or after verbs such as 'be', 'prove', 'show', or 'dismiss as'.

同根字

  • spuriously
    副詞C2
  • spuriousness
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • spurious claim
  • spurious argument
  • spurious link
  • spurious correlation
  • spurious result
  • spurious excuse

副詞搭配

  • entirely spurious
  • wholly spurious
  • purely spurious

常用片語

  • dismiss as spurious
  • prove to be spurious
  • treat something as spurious