spurious

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a. 假造的, 伪造的, 欺骗的 [医] 假的, 伪的

发音

UK /ˈspjʊə.ɹi.əs/
US /ˈspjʊɹ.i.əs/
US /ˈspʊɹ.i.əs/
US /ˈspjɔɹ.i.əs/
US /ˈspjɝ.i.əs/

词形变化

more spurious 比较级 most spurious 最高级

释义与例句

adj. C2
  1. 1.

    False, not authentic, not genuine.

    虚假的

    伪造的

    His argument was spurious and had no validity.

  2. 2.

    Extraneous, stray; not relevant or wanted.

    I tried to concentrate on the matter in hand, but spurious thoughts kept intruding.

    Spurious emissions from the wireless mast were causing nearby electrical equipment to go haywire.

  3. 3.

    Bastardly, illegitimate.

    古体

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 6

inauthentic bastardly misbegot misbegotten specious unauthentic

近义相关 5

false counterfeit invalid illegitimate imitative

相关短语

spurious infection spurious infections spurious diphthong spurious diphthongs spurious language spurious languages

词源

Borrowed from Late Latin spurius (“illegitimate, bastardly”), possibly related to sperno or from Etruscan.

来源：wiktionary