| 英语单词 | credible |
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| 英美音标 | 英 ['kredəbl] 美 ['kredəbl] |
| 中文释义 | adj.可信的;可靠的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) It is hardly credible. (2) These denials are simply not credible. (3) So far, there is only one credible proposal. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 这是难以置信的。 (2) 这些否认是不可信的。 (3) 到目前为止,只有一个可靠的建议。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Someone who's credible is honest and believable. A pathological liar, for example, might not be the most credible witness for your case against the bank robber. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Similar to words like reliable and plausible, credible is an adjective that comes to us from the Latin credibilis, meaning “worthy to be believed.” A credible reputation is often earned through consistent good behavior and an overall trustworthy personality. Spill a secret you promised to keep, or lie under oath in a courtroom, and you lose all credibility. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]可信的;可靠的 Credible means able to be trusted or believed.
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2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](候选人、政策、体系等)有望成功的 A credible candidate, policy, or system, for example, is one that appears to have a chance of being successful.
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