• n. 謬論，謬誤

來自拉丁語fallo, 欺騙，陷落，詞源同fail, false, fault. 進(jìn)一步來自PIE*ghwel, 欺騙。引申詞義謬誤。

fallacy

fallacy: see fail

fallacy (n.)

late 15c., "deception, false statement," from Latin fallacia "deception, deceit, trick, artifice," noun of quality from fallax (genitive fallacis) "deceptive," from fallere "deceive" (see fail (v.)). Specific sense in logic, "false syllogism, invalid argumentation," dates from 1550s. An earlier form was fallace (c. 1300), from Old French fallace.

1. It exposes the fallacy of short-term industrial gain at long-term environmental expense.

這暴露了以長(zhǎng)久的環(huán)境破壞為代價(jià)換取短期工業(yè)利益的錯(cuò)誤。

來自柯林斯例句

2. This is a common fallacy which has no basis in fact.

這是一個(gè)沒有事實(shí)依據(jù)的常見謬誤。

來自柯林斯例句

3. It is a fallacy to say that the camera never lies.

說照相機(jī)絕不騙人，這是謬見。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. They are delighted that they have exploded such a fallacy.

把這樣一個(gè)謬論推翻,他們感到高興.

來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

5. Facts once again give the lie to the fallacy.

事實(shí)再一次揭穿了這一謊言.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》