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plausibility

🇬🇧 UK/ˌplɔːzəˈbɪləti/🇺🇸 US/.plɒ:zi'biliti/
C2

Definitions

n.

The quality of seeming reasonable, believable, or likely to be true.

合理性;可信度

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
plausclap, burst, applaud
+
iconnector
+
bilsuffix
+
itystate, quality, condition
=plausibility

Common Collocations

  • 1.lend plausibility to增加……的可信度
  • 2.question the plausibility质疑……的合理性
  • 3.plausibility of a claim某一说法的可信度
  • 4.[stretch plausibility]超出合理范围

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The plausibility of his alibi was questioned by the detective.

  • 2.

    Scientists debated the plausibility of life existing on other planets.

  • 3.

    The novel's plot loses plausibility in the final chapter.

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