plausible

词根词缀:

词根
plaud, plaus= to clap hands 拍手, 鼓掌

applaud v. 拍手喝彩

ap 加强 + plaud 拍手,鼓掌 → 使劲鼓掌 → 拍手喝彩

applause n. 鼓掌

ap 表加强 + plaus 拍手,鼓掌 + e,applaud 的名词 → 鼓掌

plaudit n. 称赞

plaud 拍手,鼓掌 + it → 称赞

plausibility n. (论点等的)貌似有理

plaus 拍手,鼓掌 + ibility 易…性 → (论点等的)貌似有理

plausible adj. (看似)可行的;(貌似)有理的

plaus 拍手,鼓掌 + ible 可…的 → 能鼓掌通过的 → (看似)可行的

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相关例句:

She has a plausible [ sharp; quick] tongue.

她有一张巧[利;快]嘴。

Does that sound plausible that you could see the difference?

上面两种情况听起来似乎不太一样,可你真的看到了不同吗?

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。

And so far, there is no other plausible explanation for the function of this structure.

到目前为止,对于这种结构的功能还缺少更有力可信的解释。

The most plausible explanation, however, is that traders were gaming the system.

不过,最有可能的解释,是交易员在利用系统进行赌博。

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。