İngilizce

plausibly

gb/plˈɔzəbli/ us/plˈɔzəbli/
C1 İngilizce
Anlamlar
0 anlam
adverb C1 property
1

in a believable, convincing way

In a way that seems true and reasonable.

Kullanım kalıbı: [someone] explains/argues [something] plausibly; [something] sounds plausibly [adjective]
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse it with 'possibly'; 'plausibly' means not just possible but also believable/reasonable.
Eş anlamlılar
credibly (Emphasizes being worthy of belief.) | believably (More general and less formal.) | convincingly (Emphasizes persuading the listener/reader.)
Zıt anlamlılar
implausibly (In a way that seems unlikely or hard to believe.) | unconvincingly (Fails to persuade or seem believable.)
Eşdizimler
plausibly argue |plausibly claim |plausibly suggest |plausibly explain |plausibly interpreted |plausibly be |sounds plausibly |seems plausibly |plausibly deniable |plausibly innocent
Konular
communication |thinking |writing
Örnekler
  • She plausibly explained why the figures didn’t match the earlier report.
  • The witness gave a plausibly detailed account of what happened.
  • The theory plausibly links the symptoms to a single underlying cause.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • He plausibly explained his mistake.
  • That story sounds plausibly true.
adverb formal C1 relation
2

reasonably possibly; not certain

Used to say something is reasonably possible.

Kullanım kalıbı: [something] could plausibly [verb]; Plausibly, [clause]
Sık yapılan hata:
Do not use it for very unlikely situations; it implies the idea is sensible, not just imaginable.
Eş anlamlılar
reasonably (Less about believability, more about what is sensible.) | conceivably (Often weaker; can include more speculative possibilities.) | possibly (More neutral; does not imply the idea is especially credible.)
Zıt anlamlılar
impossibly (Indicates something cannot reasonably be true or happen.) | unlikely (Suggests low probability rather than reasonable possibility.)
Eşdizimler
could plausibly be |could plausibly happen |could plausibly lead to |could plausibly result in |could plausibly explain |quite plausibly |most plausibly |plausibly could |plausibly interpreted as |plausibly enough
Konular
thinking |probability |news
Örnekler
  • A small delay could plausibly push the launch into next month.
  • Plausibly, the email was sent from a compromised account rather than by the manager.
  • The change in policy could plausibly affect prices across the region.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
  • It could plausibly rain later.
  • Plausibly, he forgot to reply.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
plausibly
IPA
GB/plˈɔzəbli/
US/plˈɔzəbli/
Heceler ve vurgu
plaus - ibly (2 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (plaus)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
  • Base: plausibly
  • Plural: plausiblies
Kelime ailesi
Forms
plausiblies noun
Core family
plausible adjective B2
Related words
plausibility noun C1
Negative and opposite forms
implausible adjective implausibly adverb implausibility noun
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