spurious

spurious
[ˈspjʊərɪəs]
adjective
  1. not being what it purports to be; false or fake
    假的;伪造的
    separating authentic and spurious claims.
    区别真实和虚假的言论。
    ■(of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid
    (推理方法)貌似真实的,站不住脚的
    this spurious reasoning results in nonsense.
    这种站不住脚的推理到头来都是废话。
    ■(archaic)(of offspring) illegitimate
    (古)(后代)私生的
派生
spuriously
adverb
spuriousness
noun
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (in the sense 'born out of wedlock'): from Latin spurius 'false' + -ous
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