draw far-fetched analogies; strain one's interpretation
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to make a forced analogy; to strain one's interpretation; to read meaning into something that isn't there
formalTypically used in negative or critical contexts to describe forced, unnatural connections between unrelated things. Often appears in set phrases like 牵强傅会/附会 (qiān qiáng fù huì). The variant 附会 is more commonly used in modern writing.
Nǐ你
zhè这
yàng样
jiě解
shì释
tài太
fù傅
huì会
le了
，
méi没
yǒu有
xué学
shù术
gēn根
jù据
。
Your interpretation is far too strained and lacks academic basis.
Lì历
shǐ史
yán研
jiū究
bù不
yīng应
gāi该
fù傅
huì会
chuán传
shuō说
yǔ与
shǐ史
shí实
。
Historical research should not conflate legends with historical facts through forced analogy.
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Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
chuān穿
záo凿
fù傅
huì会
，
jié结
lùn论
nán难
yǐ以
lìng令
rén人
xìn信
fú服
。
This article is far-fetched and strained, making its conclusions hard to believe.
Qiān牵
qiáng强
fù傅
huì会
de的
jiě解
shì释
wǎng往
wǎng往
zhàn站
bù不
zhù住
jiǎo脚
。
Far-fetched explanations often fail to hold up under scrutiny.