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词汇 sophistry
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sophistry

noun
/ˈsɒfɪstri/
/ˈsɑːfɪstri/
(plural sophistries)
(formal)
  1. [uncountable] the use of clever arguments to persuade people that something is true when it is really false诡辩术
    • Convincing myself that I had gained in some way from my loss was just pure sophistry.说服自己在某种程度上从损失中获益,这纯粹是诡辩。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
  2. [countable] a reason or an explanation that tries to show that something is true when it is really false诡辩
    • He was hostile to their hypocritical sophistries.他对他们虚伪的诡辩充满敌意。
  3. 词源Middle English: from Old French sophistrie or medieval Latin sophistria, from Latin sophista from Greek sophistēs, from sophizesthai ‘devise, become wise’, from sophos ‘wise’.
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