implausible
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++im·plau·si·ble /ɪmˈplɔːzəbəl $ -ˈplɒː-/ adjective BELIEVEdifficult to believe and therefore unlikely to be true 难以置信的；不可能真实的 OPP plausibleimplausible theory/idea/explanation etc Margaret found his excuse somewhat implausible. 玛格丽特认为他的借口有些站不住脚。 It’s not entirely implausible that a galaxy could be identical to our own. 某个星系和我们这个星系完全相同并非完全不可能。 —implausibly adverb —implausibility /ɪmˌplɔːzəˈbɪləti $ -ˌplɒː-/ noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
implausible• Well, you and other men of science seem to assume two things which I find rather implausible.• The idea that a virus could wipe out an entire city so quickly seems a little implausible.• But it indicates that the idea of allergies affecting the mind - and viceversa - is not implausible.• But the tremendous earthquakes they showed were somewhat implausible.• Moreover in many cases it is implausible.• While unlikely, this is not in principle altogether implausible, and so the wrong answer would be reached.• All three of Kane's categories suffer from implausible assumptions which belong in the realms of racist folklore rather than scientific inquiry.• Jill says she can earn $50,000 from the job, but this is an implausible figure.• Miss Harris' experience of healing, however implausible it seems, is common in religious meetings.• But in fact it seems most implausible the ether should do this.• However, I would agree with Searle that this possibility has been rendered rather implausible, to say the least.im·plau·si·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
be and unlikely to Corpus believe to therefore difficult true
implausible
im‧plau‧si‧ble /ɪmˈplɔːzəbəl, ɪmˈplɔːzɪbəl $ -ˈplɒː-/
adjective
difficult to believe and therefore unlikely to be true
OPP plausible
implausible theory/idea/explanation etc
Margaret found his excuse somewhat implausible.
It’s not entirely implausible that a galaxy could be identical to our own.
—implausibly adverb
—implausibility /ɪmˌplɔːzəˈbɪləti, ɪmˌplɔːzɪˈbɪləti $ -ˌplɒː-/ noun [uncountable]
im‧plau‧si‧ble /ɪmˈplɔːzəbəl, ɪmˈplɔːzɪbəl $ -ˈplɒː-/
adjectivedifficult to believe and therefore unlikely to be true
OPP plausible
implausible theory/idea/explanation etc
—implausibly adverb
—implausibility /ɪmˌplɔːzəˈbɪləti, ɪmˌplɔːzɪˈbɪləti $ -ˌplɒː-/ noun [uncountable]