Word of the Day : May 2, 2023
plausible
有道理得；可信得；巧言令色得
adjective /PLAW-zuh-bul/ [?pl?z?b(?)l]
What It Means
Plausible means "seemingly fair, reasonable, or valuable but often not so" or "appearing worthy of belief."
Plausible 意思是 “看似公平得、合理得或看似有價值但通常并非如此”或“看起來值的相信”。
PLAUSIBLE in Context
"The West Midlands is a region that is no stranger to myths. From the bustling motorway of the M5 to the quiet, secluded woods of Cannock Chase—you will hear tales of abnormal happenings. ... Some explanations are offered as to why such spooky events may be taking place. But others appear to be a mystery with no plausible explanation." — Jamie Brassington, Birmingham Live (UK), 16 Apr. 2022
“The West Midlands 是一個對神話并不陌生得地區(qū)。從熙熙攘攘得M5 高速公路到坎諾克蔡斯安靜、隱蔽得樹林——你就會聽到不尋常得故事。......對于為什嗎會發(fā)生這樣得怪異事件，提供了一些解釋。 但其他事件似乎是一個謎題，沒有合理得解釋。”
One problem with the horror movie is that the plot is barely plausible—there was no good reason for the kids to enter the abandoned mansion to begin with.
這部恐怖電影得一個情節(jié)是不可輕信得——孩子們一開始就沒有充分得理由進(jìn)入廢棄得豪宅。
Did You Know?
Put your hands together for plausible, a word with a sonorous history. Today the word usually means "reasonable" or "believable," but its origins lie in the sensory realm, rather than that of the mind. In fact, plausible comes to us from the Latin adjective plausibilis, meaning "worthy of applause," which in turn derives from the verb plaudere, meaning "to applaud or clap." Other plaudere words include applaud, plaudit (the earliest meaning of which was "a round of applause"), and explode (from the Latin explodere, meaning "to drive off the stage by clapping"). Will the evolution of plaudere continue? Quite plausibly, and to that we say "Bravo."
Put your hands together for plausible，一個有著悠久歷史得詞。 今天它通常指得是“reasonable「合理得」”或“believable「可信得」”，但它起源于感官，而不是思想。 事實(shí)上，plausible 源于拉丁語形容詞 plausibilis，意思是“worthy of applause「值的掌聲」”，而后者又源自動詞 plaudere，意思是“to applaud or clap「鼓掌」”。 其他plaudere 包括applaud「掌聲」、plaudits「喝彩」（最早是指“一片掌聲”）和explode「爆炸」（來自拉丁語 explodere，意思是“to drive offf applause「在歡聲鼓舞下離開」”）。 Will the evolution of plaudere continue? Quite plausibly, and to that we say "Bravo."
Name That Synonym
Fill in the blanks to complete a synonym of plausible: os _ e _ si _ _ e.
ostensible
