implausible

UK/ɪmˈplɔːzəbl/US/im'plɒ:zәbl/

GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Not seeming reasonable or likely to be true; hard to believe

难以置信的，不合情理的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived

im-not, opposite of

plausto clap, strike, applaud

-iblecapable of, worthy of

=implausible

im- (not) + plausible ('worth clapping at' → believable) = not even worth clapping at, hard to believe. Here im- is the negative prefix (unlike in implode). See plausible for the full story.

Root plod still carries 12 more words

Common Collocations

1.an implausible story难以置信的故事
2.an implausible excuse荒唐的借口
3.an implausible plot不合理的情节
4.highly implausible极不可信的

Example Sentences

1.
His alibi sounded completely implausible to the detectives.
2.
The plot relies on an implausible series of coincidences.

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