credence 详细解释

credence

['kri:dəns]

n.信任, 相信, 祭器台

词义辨析

同义参见:

security  

英英释义

名词 credence:

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

同义词:acceptance

a kind of sideboard or buffet

同义词:credenza

补充

credencecredence英:[ˈkri:dəns] 美:[ˈkridns]n.1.相信; 信任

例句

1. He did not give much credence to the story.他不太相信那个故事。 2. You're surely not giving any credence to this story of Hythe's?你肯定不会相信海斯的这种说法吧? 3. The new work may also lend credence to evolutionary theories.这项新工作也可能会增加进化理论的可信度。 4. psychoanalysis finds little credence among laymen.外行人很少相信心理分析。 5. being called upon by the media as an expert lends credence to one's opinions.被媒体称作专家会增加其观点的可信度。 6. a credence table.供桌,置放圣餐的小桌。 7. I place/put little credence in statistics. [=I generally do not believe statistics]我通常不相信统计数据。 8. Don't give credence to [=don't believe] their gossip.别听信他们的闲言碎语。 9. This new evidence gives/adds/lends (some) credence [=credibility] to their theory. [=makes their theory believable]这个新证据使他们的理论更加可信。 10. The theory is gaining credence among scientists.这个理论开始在科学家当中得到认可。