plausible
/ˈplɔːzəbl/adjective
1- (of an argument or statement) seeming reasonable or probable(论点, 观点)似乎有道理的; 似乎可能的:
a plausible explanation
似乎有点道理的解释
it seems plausible that one of two things may happen.
这两件事中似乎有一件会发生。
1.1
- (of a person) skilled at producing persuasive arguments, especially ones intended to deceive(人)花言巧语的, 貌似可信的:
a plausible liar.
花言巧语的撒谎者。
派生词
plausibility
nounplausibly
adverb词源
mid 16th cent. (also in the sense 'deserving applause or approval'): from Latin plausibilis, from plaus- 'applauded', from the verb plaudere.