credence

英 ['kriːdns] 美 ['kriːdns]

• n. 信任；相信；祭器台

英英释义

Noun:

1. the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true;

   "he gave credence to the gossip"
   "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years"
   

2. a kind of sideboard or buffet

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. I attach little credence to what she says.
   我对她的话姑妄听之。
2. Historical evidence lends credence to his theory.
   史学根据使他的理论更为可信。
3. Don't give credence to all the gossip you hear.
   不要相信你听到的闲话。

经典引文

• This programme seemed almost too agreeable for credence.

  出自： H. James

• An evangelical credence in the romance and sorcery of business success.

  出自： J. Cheever

词汇搭配

• letters of credence (外交官向派驻国呈递...
• give credence to 相信
• letter of credence 国书
• refuse credence to 不信
• find credence with 得到…信任
• attach credence to 相信…,以…为可信...

近反义词

【近义词】

• security 安全
• acceptance 认可
• credibility 可信
• authority 权力
• weight 重量
• belief 信念
• confidence 信任
• credenza 餐具橱