spurious
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++spu·ri·ous /ˈspjʊəriəs $ ˈspjʊr-/ adjective 1 WRONG/INCORRECTa spurious statement, argument etc is not based on facts or good thinking and is likely to be incorrect 〔声明、论据等〕站不住脚的，谬误的 He demolished the Opposition’s spurious arguments. 他推翻了反对党那些站不住脚的论点。► see thesaurus at false2 HONEST#insincere 虚假的，不诚实的 spurious sympathy 假同情 —spuriously adverb —spuriousness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
spurious• This authorisation could, of course, be spurious and be disguising condoned truancy.• Experiments involve a spurious association between the novel food and the illness which is usually induced chemically or by X-rays.• A jury has rejected the spurious claim that the police created evidence.• We now know that the strength of that original relationship contained a spurious component.• It is sensitive to slight movements of the camera, subject or reference strip and will sometimes trigger spurious diagnostics.• But for all the spurious emphasis on homogeneity, there are also moments when everyone becomes a gaijin, an outsider.• As a label it conveys a sense of purpose and purveys an often spurious impression of coherence and integrity in working relationships.• Because the novel is written mainly in dialogue, a spurious impression was given that it would be easy to adapt.• a spurious smile• Also it would permit additions, such as image processing, with a prospect of eliminating spurious subject material in software.Origin spurious (1500-1600) Late Latin spurius, from Latin (noun), “child of unmarried parents”spu·ri·ous adjectiveChineseSyllable
spurious etc is statement, based Corpus or not facts on a argument
spurious
spu‧ri‧ous /ˈspjʊəriəs $ ˈspjʊr-/
adjective
He demolished the Opposition’s spurious arguments.
2. insincere:
spurious sympathy
—spuriously adverb
—spuriousness noun [uncountable]
▪ false not real, but intended to seem real and deceive people: He uses a false name.
▪fake made to look or seem like something else, especially something worth a lot more money: fake fur | a fake Rolex watch | fake designer goods | a fake $100 bill
▪forged a forged official document or bank note has been illegally made to look like a real one: a forged passport | a forged £50 note
▪counterfeit /ˈkaʊntəfɪt $ -tər-/ counterfeit money or goods have been illegally made to look exactly like something else: How do you detect counterfeit currency? | counterfeit drugs
▪imitation made to look real – used especially about guns, bombs etc or about materials: The two men used an imitation firearm to carry out the robbery. | imitation leather/silk/silver
▪phoney/phony /ˈfəʊni $ ˈfoʊ-/ disapproving informal false – used when you think someone is deliberately trying to deceive people: She put on a phoney New York accent. | The doctors were accused of supplying phoney medical certificates. | There’s something phoney about him. | phony advertisements
▪spurious /ˈspjʊəriəs $ ˈspjʊr-/ false and giving a wrong impression about someone or something: spurious claims | That’s a spurious argument. | The company was trying to get some spurious respectability by using our name.
spu‧ri‧ous /ˈspjʊəriəs $ ˈspjʊr-/
adjective Date: 1500-1600
Language: Late Latin
Origin: spurius, from Latin (noun), 'child of unmarried parents'
1. a spurious statement, argument etc is not based on facts or good thinking and is likely to be incorrect:Language: Late Latin
Origin: spurius, from Latin (noun), 'child of unmarried parents'
2. insincere:
—spuriously adverb
—spuriousness noun [uncountable]
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