| 单词 | speciously |
| 例句 | He pointed speciously to an episode involving Thomas Jefferson as an example. In Another Trump Book, a Journalist’s Belated Awareness Steals the Show 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z It speciously links any discussion of gender or sexual orientation to LGBTQ+ predators, targeting children for deviant purposes. Why you keep hearing the word ‘grooming’ in the news 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z He is speciously insisting that votes must be “counted, tabulated, finished” by Tuesday evening. Opinion | We can defeat Trump’s lies and lawlessness. We have to vote. 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z Cartwright also speciously observed that the black man’s neck was shorter than a white person’s, his “bile” was a deeper color, his blood blacker, his feet flatter, his skull different. A brief history of the enduring phony science that perpetuates white supremacy 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z The government argues speciously that the first group of children constitute a completely different case. Opinion | The Trump administration cannot be allowed to make orphans out of migrant children 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z In Taylor’s work, the dream is not to finally and speciously separate these two worlds of struggle and success, as O. J. Simpson notoriously attempted to do, but to insist on their relation. Zadie Smith on Henry Taylor’s Promiscuous Painting 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z The March 15 Metro article about D.C. traffic fatalities speciously called the District’s speed-camera program “lucrative.” Opinion | It will take more than words to reduce traffic accidents in the District 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z Trump’s executive order speciously characterizes the move as merely “restoring state, tribal, and local law enforcement’s access to life-saving equipment and resources.” California Editorial Rdp 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z When the White House recently proposed cuts to Nasa’s climate-change research divisions, the media helped them along by burying the story under speciously positive headlines: “Trump’s Nasa budget supports deep space travel,” crowed CBS News. Watching ice melt: inside Nasa’s mission to the north pole 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z In a league where the most troubling chants are often speciously defended as not being homophobic, this slipperiness was unconvincing. Tim Howard is an increasingly outdated frontman for MLS 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z For good measure, he has speciously accused government statisticians of fudging key economic data. Mr. Trump’s election would be a major threat to the economy 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z Additionally, the Obama Administration hadn’t shown much willingness to argue with people who claimed, however speciously, that new laws would cause stocks to plummet. Net Neutrality Shows That Democracy Can Work 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z No matter how Obama’s drive to go to war against Syria turns out, Kristof, in publishing such a speciously argued piece, gives every indication of having capitulated to power. Nicholas Kristof knows better: A shameful addition to the Syria hawk club 2013-09-12T11:44:00Z Let us beware of it, for it is often speciously put forward, and sounds beautiful and charitable in the mouth of poets, novelists, sentimentalists, and tender-hearted women. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z Dexia got that ratio mainly by excluding the bulk of its assets -- a process speciously referred to as risk-weighting -- along with billions of euros of pent-up losses on soured holdings such as Greek government bonds. When No. 1 Financial-Strength Ranking Spells Doom: Jonathan Weil 2011-10-13T00:24:05Z Surely less than this position, which is so speciously assumed to justify bond-service, should not be allowed to the servant who is freely such. The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities 2011-09-28T02:00:22.560Z "He forgot his umbrella yesterday," Cosden lied, speciously, "and he's afraid it's going to rain." The Bachelors A Novel The answer might well be yes—for these natural predispositions will knock the bottom out of much speciously logical reasoning about people. The Great Miss Driver The poet in truth loved himself too well to be able to counterfeit speciously the part of a hater. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Like all other clever women, she could argue a question until she convinced the listener, even against his own will, and she could argue so speciously that she made wrong seem right. A Mad Love These notions, imperfectly understood and speciously interpreted, are by many regarded as furnishing a sanction for war. The Forerunners Thus speciously could “the Orator” reason, raising himself to the height of apostolical purity. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors There are many who tell us that we should not pray for the Holy Spirit, and they reason it out very speciously. The Person and Work of The Holy Spirit The careful array of arguments was speciously detailed. The Hound From The North Never overstepping the strict boundaries of legal righteousness, he was neither warm-hearted nor generous—in fact, he would turn any trick which could be speciously, or at best necessitously, recommended to his conscience. Jennie Gerhardt A Novel He had many conferences with him, paid him several visits, and speciously affected to show a particular esteem for him on all occasions. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) For I was minded to blow the place to pieces rather than yield it to this gentleman who would so speciously persuade me to surrender.” The Lady of Loyalty House A Novel His aim was really to make the ecclesiastical courts independent of the law by speciously magnifying the royal authority over them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Old Pompey had conducted his transactions largely from his buggy, lending them a speciously casual aspect. Mountain Blood A Novel It speciously declared that until November sixth the Emperor had been everywhere successful; thereafter the elements had done their fell work. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) On their arrival in that city, though other motives were speciously pretended, yet Hannibal was perfectly sensible that himself only was aimed at. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) It is so insidious and speciously good, that it has found its way, like an angel of light, to the best hearts and holiest places. Thoughts on Missions In such places every utilitarian element is wanting, and the gilt ginger-bread and gewgaws are only a speciously innocent attraction towards the drinking and dancing booth where the mischief is done. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis The methods employed to capture victims, by means of speciously worded circular letters disguised as personal communications, are an imposition, if not an actual fraud, on the ignorant and credulous. The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies There had even been occasions when he had walked past the cottage and ridden home without seeing her, trying speciously to convince himself that such had all along been his intention. Hidden Gold "If there was only somebody else that's left alone as you and I be," she offered speciously. Country Neighbors You have spoken well and pleaded speciously for yourself and your class. The Northern Iron He calls speciously by the mildest of names the birth of the soul that has come from elsewhere a living in a strange country. Plutarch's Morals Occasionally circumstances might speciously justify the publisher’s appearance in the guise of a dedicator. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles Yes, I warrant; speciously one of them; Mistress Ford, good heart, is beaten black and blue, that you cannot see a white spot 105 about her. The Merry Wives of Windsor The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] And in the mean time we may observe, that such a way of Arguing may, it seems, be speciously accommodated to differing Hypotheses. The Sceptical Chymist or Chymico-Physical Doubts & Paradoxes, Touching the Spagyrist's Principles Commonly call'd Hypostatical; As they are wont to be Propos'd and Defended by the Generality of Alchymists. Whereunto is præmis'd Part of another Discourse relating to the same Subject. One of the editors of the New York Herald interviewed Mrs Piper and on October 20, 1901, published an article somewhat speciously entitled, "The Confessions of Mrs Leonora Piper." Mrs. Piper & the Society for Psychical Research Against its main principle an objection has been speciously raised, which at first sight appears of subversive weight; though, when further examined, it is found to be clearly fallacious. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure The earlier manifestation, although speciously the more serious, was in effect innocuous. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles Realistic "effects," however speciously beautiful they may be, invariably tend to realism of that primal type, which satisfies the predilections of the groundling, and reduces drama to the level of the cinematograph. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays When he lifted his hat, one might see that the dark hair, speciously waved, was as accurately parted in the middle as though the line had been run by an engineer. The President A novel Seffy was speciously savage now—as any successful wooer might be. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume II. (of X.) But, on the other hand, the insidious substitution of one term for another speciously identical, is a chief occasion of fallacy. Logic Deductive and Inductive This theory owes its origin to a speciously lucky guess which was first disclosed to the public in 1832, and won for a time almost universal acceptance. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles It was the mood he had tried for, and now artfully and speciously, with many additions, he narrated all that had passed the preceding day in the castle-yard of Berwick. The Days of Bruce Vol 1 A Story from Scottish History It was uniformly not so hopeful as formerly, while speciously apologetic. The Portion of Labor He was a speciously amiable little man, blonde and plump, a creature of easy emotions, prone to panic and tears. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories The result, if speciously pretty, is not a bit convincing. Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 ‘He could reason very speciously on this subject.’ Lady Byron Vindicated A history of the Byron controversy from its beginning in 1816 to the present time “Nothing with an ‘if’ in it is rude,” said I speciously. The Indiscretion of the Duchess The Press dilated speciously on the economy practised under the system and on its general advantageousness. The Siege of Kimberley Even an exceptional Adonis with a coruscating and speciously ingenuous smile did not have a chance with her. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America There are poems of Tennyson, of Wordsworth, even of the speciously recondite Browning, that have entered into the general consciousness. Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 It is speciously said that you have no right to forestall a young man's inquiries and convictions by imposing on him in his early years opinions which to him become prejudices. The Oxford Movement Twelve Years, 1833-1845 It may be speciously enough proposed, that the bounty should be discontinued sooner. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 05 Miscellaneous Pieces For my part," continues Campbell, "notwithstanding what is here very speciously urged, I am not satisfied that there is any fault in the phrases censured. The Grammar of English Grammars Even if they are only speciously tangible and as impermanent as gusts of wind, they need them like the air they breathe….Mortal bits of dust feel more solid in a family unit…. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America The impropriety of suppressing passions before we have raised them to the intended agitation, and of diverting the expectation from an event which we keep suspended only to raise it, may be speciously urged. The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 03 The Rambler, Volume II I cried, getting very excited: 'girl! you talk speciously, but falsely! whence have you these thoughts in that head of yours? The Purple Cloud These acts of prerogative were most speciously excused by the vices of a popular election. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 Exasperated, as he might speciously allege, by the injuries of a similar nature, he hastened with a few followers to join the standard, and to betray the confidence, of his too credulous friend. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 2 And thus his jealous soul speciously argued to excuse the separation of father and child. The Mayor of Casterbridge Truly I am pleas'd to take a good angel for ten shillings, speciously of such a debtor as Master Fraud; but now I am to be pleas'd otherwise, that is, to see him punished. A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 The plea of health, though often speciously advanced, cannot be denied. The Infant System For Developing the Intellectual and Moral Powers of all Children, from One to Seven years of Age Turning a speciously languid eye toward the weeping window, Lanyard had a partial view of a handsomely appointed private equipage, a pair of spanking bays, a liveried coachman on the box. Red Masquerade How was it possible she should behave so speciously as she did all the time the lady staid with us!—Be honest, and marry; and be thankful that she will condescend to have thee. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 4 "To say that I do not feel pleased and flattered at your proposal would be to tell a useless untruth," the thing began speciously. The Boss of Little Arcady If his executors should find a difficulty in realizing one quarter of the values so speciously set forth, they could only say that dividends had shrunk and investments proved unreliable. A Beautiful Possibility Mary- in-the-glass, that romantic young woman, very speciously pointed out that in London when once you see a man you may reasonably suppose that you will again meet him. Once Aboard the Lugger But even in painting, where the self-sufficiency of style is proclaimed somewhat more speciously, the purveyor of Chelsea ware will find scant countenance in the adored Master. Without Prejudice The orthodox political economists are clever sophists; they mask and confuse the truth very speciously; we must have keen eyes and sharp noses to spy out and scent out their tortuous fallacies. Philistia In the eager acceptance of half-formed ideas that speciously glitter, lies the pitfall which entraps many a beginner. Writing for Vaudeville Nevertheless, I could conceive her, even now, speciously picturesque in a boat at midnight on a moonstruck water. The Grim Smile of the Five Towns It has a speciously epigrammatic air about it, dazzling enough to persuade the common-sense person that it is an intellectual judgment. At Large In fact, upon the neutral fact of evolution a theory of pessimism may be built up as speciously as a theory of optimism. The Idea of Progress An inguiry into its origin and growth Having, in the present instance, no subordinate to carry out my details, I realised their unpleasantness, even whilst speciously justifying the enterprise as a whole. Such Is Life The only way for Spain to put a limit to the ambitions of the Americans, he had argued speciously, was to shut them up within their natural limits. Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty And yet, for all that he reasoned thus speciously and philosophically, there was a moment when his brow grew clouded and his eyes lost their sparkle. The Trampling of the Lilies In England all men spoke one tongue, speciously like American to the ear, but on cross-examination unintelligible. Actions and Reactions Whether or no she had caught sight of him, there was no doubt that Maud intended to shake off any possible pursuit by taking this speciously innocent turning and making a detour. A Damsel in Distress It was still speciously attractive; but now that the moment had arrived for writing the story its flaws became manifest. Something New These circulars are very speciously worded, and there is an air of candour about them likely to allure. Everybody's Guide to Money Matters: with a description of the various investments chiefly dealt in on the stock exchange, and the mode of dealing therein She speciously declared that ``her occupation of Port Arthur was merely temporary and only to secure a harbour for wintering the Russian fleet.'' New Forces in Old China An Inevitable Awakening We can have anything sent in that we want," he suggested speciously, "and if Dal doesn't make good with the city fathers, you girls can get some clothes anyhow. When a Man Marries No, sir, but the facts might be met speciously enough. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes He came in showing a torpid face lighted now by a speciously amiable expression. A Daughter of Eve His tie was new and bright red, and a horseshoe pin, almost life-size, glittered speciously from its folds. The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million You notified the police, speciously directing suspicion to—the ex-convict in the bank's employ. The Adventures of Jimmie Dale |
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