zhèn
zhèn
yǒu

idiom
common

Meaning of 振振有词

振振有词 means to speak forcefully and incessantly as if one's arguments are well-founded; to hold forth eloquently (often implying specious or sophistical reasoning). Pronounced zhèn zhèn yǒu cí.

  • to speak forcefully and incessantly as if one's arguments are well-founded; to hold forth eloquently (often implying specious or sophistical reasoning)

Definitions & Examples

míng
míng
zuò
cuò
le
shì
 
què
hái
zhèn
zhèn
yǒu
de
wèi
biàn
jiě
 

He had clearly done something wrong, yet he argued plausibly and at length to defend himself.

Miàn
duì
zhuān
jiā
de
zhì
 
wèi
jiǎ
xué
zhě
rán
zhèn
zhèn
yǒu
 

Faced with the expert's challenge, that fake scholar continued to speak with feigned assurance.

yào
zhèn
zhèn
yǒu
de
wèi
de
lǎn
duò
zhǎo
jiè
kǒu
 

Don't hold forth eloquently to make excuses for your own laziness.