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fallacy

noun
🔊/ˈfæləsi/
🔊/ˈfæləsi/
(plural fallacies)
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  1. [countable] a false idea that many people believe is true谬见；谬论；谬误
    • It is a fallacy to say that the camera never lies.说照相机绝不骗人，这是谬见。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The idea that all women want children is a common fallacy.所有妇女都想要孩子的想法是一个普遍的谬论。
    • There's a widespread fallacy that longer working hours mean increased productivity.有一个普遍的谬误，认为更长的工作时间意味着更高的生产率。
  2. [uncountable, countable] a false way of thinking about something思维方式谬误；谬误推理
    • He detected the fallacy of her argument.他发觉她论据中的推理谬误。🔊🔊
    3. see also pathetic fallacy
    Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘deception, guile’; gradually superseding Middle English fallace): from Latin fallacia, from fallax, fallac- ‘deceiving’, from fallere ‘deceive’.