sophistry

n. 诡辩 [法] 诡辩, 辩术, 诡辩法

发音

UK /ˈsɒ.fɪ.stɹi/
US /ˈsɑ.fɪ.stɹi/

词形变化

sophistries 复数 sophistries

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The actions or arguments of a sophist.

    历史 不可数 可数
  2. 2.

    Plausible yet fallacious argumentation or reasoning.

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  3. 3.

    An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so.

    诡辩

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词汇关系

名词

词源

From Middle English safistre, soffistre, sofystry, sophestrie, sophestry, sophestrye, sophistre, sophistri, sophistrie, sophistry, sophistrye, sophystrye, from Old French sofisterie, sophistrie and Medieval Latin sophistria, Anglo-Latin sophestria, from Latin sophista, from Ancient Greek σοφιστής (sophistḗs, “wise man”), from σοφίζω (sophízō, “to be wise”), from σοφός (sophós, “wise”), equivalent to sophist + -ry.

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