credence

英 [ˈkriːdns]

美 [ˈkriːdns]

n.  可信性; 真实性; 信任; 信念

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Collins.1 / BNC.13894 / COCA.14310

牛津词典

noun

• 可信性；真实性
  a quality that an idea or a story has that makes you believe it is true
  1. Historical evidence lends credence to his theory.
     史学根据使他的理论更为可信。
• 信任；信念
  belief in sth as true
  1. They could give no credence to the findings of the survey.
     他们不相信这次调查的结果。
  2. Alternative medicine has been gaining credence (= becoming more widely accepted) recently.
     近来替代疗法越来越得到大众的认可。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (理论或故事的)可信性，真实性
  If something lends or givescredence toa theory or story, it makes it easier to believe.
  1. Good studies are needed to lend credence to the notion that genuine progress can be made in this important field.
     需要进行认真的研究，以让人们相信在这一重要领域可以取得真正的进展。
• N-UNCOUNT 信任;相信
  If you givecredence toa theory or story, you believe it.
  1. You're surely not giving any credence to this story of Hythe's?
     你肯定不会相信海斯的说法吧？

英英释义

noun

• a kind of sideboard or buffet
  Synonym:credenza
• the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
  1. he gave credence to the gossip
  2. acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years
  Synonym:acceptance

双语例句

• The newspapers are giving no credence to the government's latest statements.
  报纸没有证实政府的最新声明。
• The news may be true but as I heard it only at second hand, I am not likely to give it credence until I have it confirmed.
  这消息也许是真的，但我只是间接听来的，所以在我证实它以前，我是不大可能相信它的。
• For my part, I give some credence to each of them.
  对我来说，我对每一个都给予了信任。
• We have enough credence to tell you that we will meet any shortage.
  我们可以向你们保证，我们会填补一切短缺。
• These results give more credence to the Muscle Pump Theory and the relation to muscle movement and reduced fatigue.
  这些结果更加表明肌肉运动理论的可靠性，肌肉运动和减少疲劳的相互关系。
• But I can't give credence to your yet story.
  但我不会相信你愚蠢的古代事件。
• This sudden storm lends credence to the weatherman's warning.
  突来的暴风雨看来证实了气象员的警报。
• He did not give much credence to the story.
  他并不怎么相信这番话。
• It also built up a network of analysts to lend credence to its recommendations.
  它还建立了一个分析师网络来加强推荐的可信度。
• But once again, science gives at least partial credence to something that was once considered only a myth.
  至少，曾经我们对曾认为是神话的事情有所了解了。