plausibility
UK/ˌplɔːzəˈbɪləti/US/.plɒ:zi'biliti/
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Definitions
n.
The quality of seeming reasonable or believable
合理性，可信度
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedThe noun of plausible: plaus (from plaudere, to clap) + -ibility (the quality of being -ible) = the quality of seeming believable, of being 'worth clapping at.' See plausible for the meaning shift.
Root plod still carries 12 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.lend plausibility to增加……的可信度
- 2.question the plausibility of质疑……的合理性
- 3.the 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 vivid details lent plausibility to her account.
- 2.
Critics questioned the plausibility of the film's ending.