Plausible

(a.)

1. (of an excuse or explanation) reasonable and likely to be true

有道理的；可信的

e.g. Her story sounded perfectly plausible.

她的说辞听起来言之有理。

e.g. The only plausible explanation is that he forgot.

唯一合理的解释就是他忘掉了。

(opp.) implausible

2. (disapproving) (of a person): good at sounding honest and sincere, especially when trying to trick people

巧言令色的；花言巧语的

e.g. She was a plausible liar.

她是个巧言令色的说谎高手。

引申：plausibility

(n.)

引申：plausibly

(ad.)

e.g. He argued very plausibly that the claims were true.

他花言巧语地辩解说那些说法属实。

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