a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument 谬论;谬见;谬误 the notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy. 以为照相机从不失真的看法是个错误。 ■(Logic)a failure in reasoning which renders an argument invalid (逻)推理谬误 ■[mass noun]faulty reasoning; misleading or unsound argument 错误推理;误导(或无理)的论据 the potential for fallacy which lies behind the notion of self-esteem. 自尊这一概念背后的谬误倾向。
late 15th cent. (in the sense 'deception, guile'; gradually superseding Middle English fallace): from Latin fallacia, from fallax, fallac- 'deceiving', from fallere 'deceive'