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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• You cannot refuse credence to your own existence.
  你不能怀疑你的存在。
• 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。
• 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。
• They attached no credence to the government's latest statements.
  他们不相信政府最近的声明。
• I'm not prepared to give credence to complaints made anonymously.
  我不会相信那些匿名投诉。
• 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。
• This is by no means conclusive evidence, but it does lend credence to the idea that hypnotism opens up the subconscious mind.
  这绝对不是决定性的证据，但是的确对催眠打开潜意识思维的观点增加了可信度。