sophistry

noun

/ˈsɒfɪstri/

/ˈsɑːfɪstri/

(plural sophistries)

(formal)

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[uncountable] the use of clever arguments to persuade people that something is true when it is really false
- Convincing myself that I had gained in some way from my loss was just pure sophistry.
Topics Opinion and argumentc2
[countable] a reason or an explanation that tries to show that something is true when it is really false
- He was hostile to their hypocritical sophistries.

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French sophistrie or medieval Latin sophistria, from Latin sophista from Greek sophistēs, from sophizesthai ‘devise, become wise’, from sophos ‘wise’.

单词	sophistry
释义	sophistry noun /ˈsɒfɪstri/ /ˈsɑːfɪstri/ (plural sophistries) (formal) jump to other results [uncountable] the use of clever arguments to persuade people that something is true when it is really false Convincing myself that I had gained in some way from my loss was just pure sophistry. Topics Opinion and argumentc2 [countable] a reason or an explanation that tries to show that something is true when it is really false He was hostile to their hypocritical sophistries. Word OriginMiddle 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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