| 单词 | spurious |
| 释义 | spurious[ spyoor-ee-uhs ] / ˈspyʊər i əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spurious ON THESAURUS.COM adjectivenot genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit. Biology. (of two or more parts, plants, etc.) having a similar appearance but a different structure. of illegitimate birth; bastard. Origin of spurious1590–1600; <Latin spurius bastard, perhaps <Etruscan; see -ous SYNONYMS FOR spurious1 false, sham, bogus, mock, feigned, phony; meretricious, deceitful. SEE SYNONYMS FOR spurious ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR spurious1 genuine. SEE ANTONYMS FOR spurious ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM spuriousDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for spuriousspurious / (ˈspjʊərɪəs) / adjectivenot genuine or real (of a plant part or organ) having the appearance of another part but differing from it in origin, development, or function; falsea spurious fruit (of radiation) produced at an undesired frequency by a transmitter, causing interference, etc rare illegitimate Derived forms of spuriousspuriously, adverbspuriousness, nounWord Origin for spuriousC17: from Latin spurius of illegitimate birth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for spuriousspurious [ spyur′ē-əs ] adj.Similar in appearance or symptoms but unrelated in morphology or pathology; false. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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