plausible

英 [ˈplɔːzəbl]

美 [ˈplɔːzəbl]

adj. 有道理的; 可信的; 巧言令色的; 花言巧语的

Collins.1 / BNC.6473 / COCA.7125

牛津词典

adj.

有道理的；可信的
reasonable and likely to be true
1. Her story sounded perfectly plausible.
  她的说辞听起来言之有理。
2. The only plausible explanation is that he forgot.
  唯一合理的解释就是他忘掉了。
巧言令色的；花言巧语的
good at sounding honest and sincere, especially when trying to trick people
1. She was a plausible liar.
  她是个巧言令色的说谎高手。

ADJ-GRADED （解释或说法）似乎真实的，貌似合理的
An explanation or statement that isplausibleseems likely to be true or valid.
1. A more plausible explanation would seem to be that people are fed up with the Conservative government...
  貌似更加合理的解释似乎是，人们已经厌倦了保守党政府。
2. That explanation seems entirely plausible to me.
  那个解释在我看来完全说得通。
ADJ-GRADED （人）貌似可信的，花言巧语的
If you say that someone isplausible, you mean that they seem to be telling the truth and to be sincere and honest.
1. He was so plausible that he conned everybody.
  他那么会花言巧语，以至于骗过了所有的人。

adj

The study's authors said there was a plausible biological explanation for their finding.
该研究的研究者们还指出他们的调查结果有合理的生物学解释。
His story was/ sounded perfectly plausible.
他的话听起来言之成理。
But it is the only plausible one Mr McCain has left.
但它已经是麦凯恩最后的法宝了。
That explanation seems entirely plausible to me.
那个解释在我看来完全说得通。
That appears very plausible.
那似乎很合理。
This might be a plausible hypothesis were it not for two factors.
假如不存在下面两个因素，这可能是一种合理的假设。
It puts forward five important propositions about a plausible energy future.
这份报告给出了一个貌似有道理的能源前景，并围绕这一前景提出了五个重要观点。
Some, it would appear, turn to documentary because it can make deception more plausible.
还有一些人，他们应该已经出现，转向纪录片是因为可以使他们的欺骗更可信。
It was no longer enough to be plausible in argument; one had to be convincing in action.
仅仅是嘴巴上能说会道的就不够了；还必须要在行动上令人信服。
I stood still, trying to invent a plausible excuse.
我站着不动，试图编个说得过去的借口。