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

• I'm not prepared to give credence to complaints made anonymously.
  我不会相信那些匿名投诉。
• This professional opinion may add the users 'credence to the financial statements of the business.
  这些职业性的意见可以增强报表使用者对企业财务报表的信任度。
• 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。
• All you'll be doing is giving credence to her article.
  你所能做的只有对她的文章抱以信任了。
• 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。
• Accumulation fund weighs reserve again, it is a company to consolidate the property basis of oneself, increase the credence of the company and precautionary accident deficit, the regulation of according to law and company rules, it is beyond company capital the capital of stockpile.
  公积金又称储备金，是公司为巩固自身的财产基础，提高公司的信用和预防意外亏损，依照法律和公司章程的规定，在公司资本以外积存的资金。
• 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。
• You cannot refuse credence to your own existence.
  你不能怀疑你的存在。
• Give no credence to rumours.
  不要轻信谣言。
• R.C.We won supports employees, admirations competitors, recognition customers and credence the government tiding over a great deal of difficulties.
  我们经历重重的考验，赢得了员工的支持，赢得了同行的赞赏，赢得了客户的认可，赢得了政府的信任。