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源自拉丁语 'plausibilis'(值得鼓掌的,可信的),由 'plaudere'(鼓掌)和 '-ibility'(表示性质的词尾)构成。
❶ 指某件事或说法看起来可信或合理的程度,常用于评估理论、解释或借口是否站得住脚。
“The plausibility of his alibi was questioned by the police.”
(警方对他不在场证明的可信度提出了质疑。)
“Scientists evaluated the plausibility of the new hypothesis.”
(科学家们评估了这一新假设的合理性。)
plausibility check — 对某个说法或理论进行初步评估,判断其是否合理可信的过程。
“The editor did a quick plausibility check on the submitted article.”
(编辑对提交的文章进行了快速的合理性检查。)