🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

难以置信的

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nán yǐ zhì xìn de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Implausible/ɪmˈplɔː.zə.bəl/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这个借口听起来很难以置信。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not plausible; failing to convince or seeming not reasonable or probable.

    "The suspect gave an implausible explanation for his whereabouts during the robbery."
  2. 2

    Difficult to believe as truth; far-fetched.

    "The science fiction movie relied on a series of implausible coincidences to resolve the plot."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'impllausibilis', combining the negative prefix 'in-' (changed to 'im-' before 'p') with 'plaudere', meaning to applaud or approve. Originally referring to something not deserving applause, the term shifted over centuries to mean difficult to believe or lacking credibility.

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