fallacy
英 ['fæləsɪ]
美 ['fæləsi]
TEM8 IELTS GRE
fallacy 谬误来自拉丁语fallo, 欺骗，陷落，词源同fail, false, fault. 进一步来自PIE*ghwel, 欺骗。引申词义谬误。
- fallacy
- fallacy: see fail
- fallacy (n.)
- late 15c., "deception, false statement," from Latin fallacia "deception, deceit, trick, artifice," noun of quality from fallax (genitive fallacis) "deceptive," from fallere "deceive" (see fail (v.)). Specific sense in logic, "false syllogism, invalid argumentation," dates from 1550s. An earlier form was fallace (c. 1300), from Old French fallace.
- 1. It exposes the fallacy of short-term industrial gain at long-term environmental expense.
- 这暴露了以长久的环境破坏为代价换取短期工业利益的错误。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. This is a common fallacy which has no basis in fact.
- 这是一个没有事实依据的常见谬误。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. It is a fallacy to say that the camera never lies.
- 说照相机绝不骗人，这是谬见。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. They are delighted that they have exploded such a fallacy.
- 把这样一个谬论推翻,他们感到高兴.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Facts once again give the lie to the fallacy.
- 事实再一次揭穿了这一谎言.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
