credence

英 [ˈkriːdns]

美 [ˈkriːdns]

n. 可信性; 真实性; 信任; 信念

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。

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？

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

Rumours find no credence with a wise man.
流言止于智者。
Ferguson gave no credence to rumours that David Beckham could return on loan during the MLS close season.
弗格森也排出了贝克汉姆重返曼联的可能。
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。
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。
All the people here refuse credence to the story.
这儿所有的人们都不相信这番话。
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。
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。
As the big day approaches, though, some rumours appear to have more credence than others.
随着大日临近，有些谣言似乎比别的更可信。
They attached no credence to the government's latest statements.
他们不相信政府最近的声明。