spurious
英 ['spjʊərɪəs]
美 ['spjʊrɪəs]
助记提示
1. s- (谐音“似、失”) + pur- (pure => pur-) + -ious => spurious: 似乎是纯真的但实际上不是(以假乱真)、失去纯真的----假的、伪造的。
2. 谐音“失pure、失pure的”.
3. 伪相关(spurious correlation).
双语例句
- 1. He was arrested in 1979 on spurious corruption charges.
- 他于1979年因被诬告贪污而被捕。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Williams interpolated much spurious matter.
- 威廉斯插入了许多伪造的素材。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The justification of this chart is entirely spurious.
- 这张图表的依据完全站不住脚。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. He had managed to create the entirely spurious impression that the company was thriving.
- 他设法制造出一种彻头彻尾的假象,让人误以为公司一派兴旺。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. They set up a spurious temple that was a cover for sexual debauchery.
- 他们建立起一座为淫秽活动作掩护的假寺庙。
来自柯林斯例句