credible

['kredəbl]

adj.可信的, 可靠的

词形变化

副词: credibly | 名词: credibleness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.可信的

believable  imaginable  conceivable  supposable  plausible  maintainable  well-grounded  well-founded  sound  solid  likely

a.可靠的

reliable  trustworthy  trusty  dependable  honest  veracious  truthful  straightforward  scrupulous  

同义参见:

factual  possible  literal  

反义:

a.可信的

incredible  unbelievable  

英英释义

形容词 credible:

capable of being believed

同义词：believable

a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate

appearing to merit belief or acceptance

补充

crediblecredible英:[ˈkredəbl] 美:[ˈkrɛdəbəl]adj.1.可信的, 可靠的Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法?The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。

例句

1. His latest statements are hardly credible.他最近的言论令人难以置信。 2. Baroness Thatcher's claims seem credible to many.撒切尔女男爵的主张在很多人看来是可信的。 3. credible new evidence可信的新证据 4. No politicians seem credible these days.如今似乎没有一个政治家是可信赖的。 5. Mr Robertson would be a credible candidate.罗伯逊先生将会是有望胜出的候选人。 6. Mr Netanyahu is now the sole credible contender for his office.内塔尼亚胡先生现在是唯一可能威胁到他的职位的竞争者。 7. In order to maintain a credible threat of intervention, we have to maintain a credible alliance.为了保持确实有效的干预威胁, 我们必须维持可靠的联盟。 8. The International Monetary Fund should not lend another cent until the government has a credible strategy.在该国政府拿出切实可行的策略之前, 国际货币基金组织不应该再借给它一分钱。 9. few people found his story credible.没什么人觉得他的故事可信。 10. a credible witness.可靠的见证人。 11. a credible threat.极可能发生的威胁。 12. It's hardly credible that such a thing could happen without him knowing it.那样的事发生了而他竟然不知，真是难以置信。 13. We need to think of a credible alternative to nuclear energy.我们要想出核能以外的另一个可行办法。 14. "Their story seemed credible [=believable, plausible] at first."他们的说法刚开始似乎是可信的。 15. We've received credible information about the group's location.我们得到了关于该组织所在地的可靠信息。 16. credible evidence/witnesses可靠的证据/证人 17. She does a credible job of playing the famous singer.由她出演那位著名歌唱家效果确实不错。 18. She can talk credibly about the difficulties of being poor in this country.贫穷的人在这个国家生活有多困难，她的说法令人信服。