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

• 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。
• I'm not prepared to give credence to complaints made anonymously.
  我不会相信那些匿名投诉。
• They attached no credence to the government's latest statements.
  他们不相信政府最近的声明。
• 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。
• Perhaps it serves to give credence to the existence of Peter the Apostle.
  或许它证明了伯多禄作为使徒的存在。
• Her denials of this charge served merely to lend it credence.
  她对这一指控的矢口否认，反倒更使人相信这一指控是真的。
• 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。
• It is strictly forbidden to obtain confessions and to give them credence.
  严禁逼供信。
• But I can't give credence to your yet story.
  但我不会相信你愚蠢的古代事件。
• But he added that careful analysis is required, and that actions taken by Iran's government do not lend credence to its claims of a free and fair vote.
  不过他又说，需要进行认真的分析，伊朗政府采取的措施并不能让人相信它所宣称的自由和公正。