(of an excuse or explanation 借口或解释 reasonable and likely to be true 有道理的；可信的 Her story sounded perfectly plausible. 她的说辞听起来言之有理。 The only plausible explanation is that he forgot. 唯一合理的解释就是他忘掉了。
Extra ExamplesThere was no way the story could be made to sound even remotely plausible. 这话再怎么说都全然说不通。 This explanation fits the facts and is psychologically plausible. 这一解释与事实相符，从心理角度看也有理。 This view seems intuitively plausible and has a long history. 这种观点凭直觉上觉得是合理的，而且有着悠久的历史。 a perfectly plausible theory 十分可信的理论 an equally plausible explanation 同样合理的解释 His answer was plausible enough. 他的回答很有道理。 If you're going to make an excuse, at least make it plausible! 如果你要找借口，至少要说得通！
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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(of a person 人 good at sounding honest and sincere, especially when trying to trick people 巧言令色的；花言巧语的 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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Word Originmid 16th cent. (also in the sense ‘deserving applause or approval’): from Latin plausibilis, from plaus- ‘applauded’, from the verb plaudere.