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plausible

adjective
🔊/ˈplɔːzəbl/
🔊/ˈplɔːzəbl/
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  1. (of an excuse or explanation借口或解释) reasonable and likely to be true有道理的；可信的
    • Her story sounded perfectly plausible.她的说辞听起来言之有理。🔊🔊
    • The only plausible explanation is that he forgot.唯一合理的解释就是他忘掉了。🔊🔊
    opposite implausible
    Extra Examples
    • There was no way the story could be made to sound even remotely plausible.这话再怎么说都全然说不通。
    • This explanation fits the facts and is psychologically plausible.这一解释与事实相符，从心理角度看也有理。
    • This view seems intuitively plausible and has a long history.这种观点凭直觉上觉得是合理的，而且有着悠久的历史。
    • a perfectly plausible theory十分可信的理论
    • an equally plausible explanation同样合理的解释
    • His answer was plausible enough.他的回答很合理。
    • If you're going to make an excuse, at least make it plausible!如果您要找个借口，至少要讲合理！
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • sound
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • highly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
  2. (disapproving) (of a person人) good at sounding honest and sincere, especially when trying to trick people巧言令色的；花言巧语的
    • She was a plausible liar.她是个巧言令色的说谎高手。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • sound
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • highly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent. (also in the sense ‘deserving applause or approval’): from Latin plausibilis, from plaus- ‘applauded’, from the verb plaudere.