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振振有词

Word · IdiomTraditional振振有詞

speak plausibly and at length; argue with self-assurance

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

idiom

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

derogatory

Often carries a derogatory connotation, suggesting that the speaker is actually being unreasonable or sophistical despite their confident tone. The variant form 振振有辞 is also acceptable.

Tā他
míng明
míng明
zuò做
cuò错
le了
shì事
 ,
què却
hái还
zhèn振
zhèn振
yǒu有
cí词
de地
wèi为
zì自
jǐ己
biàn辩
jiě解
 。

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

Miàn面
duì对
zhuān专
jiā家
de的
zhì质
yí疑
 ,
nà那
wèi位
jiǎ假
xué学
zhě者
yī依
rán然
zhèn振
zhèn振
yǒu有
cí词
 。

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

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Bú不
yào要
zhèn振
zhèn振
yǒu有
cí词
de地
wèi为
zì自
jǐ己
de的
lǎn懒
duò惰
zhǎo找
jiè借
kǒu口
 。

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