late 14c., "pleasing to the sight, fair," from Latin speciosus "good-looking, beautiful, fair," also "showy, pretended, plausible, specious," from species "appearance, form, figure, beauty" (see species). Meaning "seemingly desirable, reasonable or probable, but not really so; superficially fair, just, or correct" in English is first recorded 1610s. Related: Speciously; speciosity; speciousness.
例文
1. It is unlikely that the Duke was convinced by such specious arguments.
公爵はこのような似て非なる論点を信じることはできない。
2.Such talk is actually specious and groundless.
これらの話は実際には根拠がなく、似て非なる。
3.He fences his doctrines with the specious plea that statesmen mustlive as the world lives.
彼は似て非なる逃げ口上で彼の教義を弁護し、政治家は世間のように生きなければならないと言った。
4.His voice was still soft and filled with specious humility.
彼の声はまだ穏やかで、少し謙虚でさえある。
5.He deserves credit for resisting specious gambles in September.