spurious

'spjuriәs

GRE Collins 1

s plausible but false
s born out of wedlock
s intended to deceive

a. 假造的, 伪造的, 欺骗的
[医] 假的, 伪的

Collins 星级

11,484

BNC 频率

18,432

使用频率

spurious 的词根是 spur，意为“假、伪”，加上后缀 -ious，表示“具有...性质的”。整体意思是“伪造的、虚假的”。

例句

1. The scientist found spurious results in the experiment.

科学家在实验中发现了虚假的结果。

2. Many people fell for the spurious advertisements online.

许多人被骗了网上的虚假广告。

3. The lawyer argued that the evidence was spurious and should be dismissed.

律师辩称这些证据是虚假的，应该被驳回。