Word · Frequency #19992
believable
可信的；可相信的
Capable of being believed; credible.
- 1.
Capable of being believed; credible.
可信的；能够相信的。
可信的；能够相信的。；可信的
In use
The witness gave a believable account of the accident.
His explanation sounds believable, but I still have doubts.
The movie's plot is not very believable because of the unrealistic special effects.
be believable
常与表示程度或怀疑的副词连用，如 barely、quite、very。
Her excuse was barely believable.
她的借口几乎让人无法相信。
believable + noun
作定语时，常修饰 story、explanation、character 等名词。
The movie has a believable plot and realistic characters.
这部电影有可信的情节和真实的人物。
find + object + believable
该结构表示“认为……可信”，主语为人。
I found his explanation believable.
我觉得他的解释可信。
Common mistakes
The explanation sounds believe.The explanation sounds believable.
believe 是动词，系动词 sounds 后应接形容词 believable 作表语，表示“可信的”。
She lied believable.She lied believably.
修饰动词 lied 应用副词 believably，而不是形容词 believable。
He gave a very believing performance.He gave a very believable performance.
believing 意为“有信仰的，相信的”，believable 才是“可信的，令人信服的”，此处表演令人信服应用 believable。
Connections
Collocations
- a believable story
- 一个可信的故事
- The detective said the suspect gave a believable story about his whereabouts.侦探说嫌疑人对自己行踪的陈述是可信的。
- believable character
- 令人信服的角色
- The novel features a believable character who struggles with real-life problems.这部小说塑造了一个与现实问题斗争的令人信服的角色。
- highly believable
- 非常可信的
- The witness's account was highly believable to the jury.证人的陈述在陪审团看来非常可信。
- perfectly believable
- 完全可信的
- The ending is perfectly believable given the characters' motivations.考虑到人物的动机，这个结局完全可信。
- believable explanation
- 可信的解释
- The teacher accepted the student's believable explanation for missing class.老师接受了学生缺课的可信解释。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
believe（相信）+ able（能…的）→ 能让人相信的。unbelievable（难以置信）是它的反义词，去掉 un 即 believable。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、评论、新闻报道 该词为中性用语，日常和书面场合都较常见，通常用于表示某事令人信服或可以接受。
Grammar Note
常用句式：It is believable that...
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 believable 押韵的词有 achievable、receivable、conceivable、perceivable、unbelievable，重音都在第二个音节的 /iːv/ 上。注意 livable 虽然拼写相近，但重音在第一个音节且元音是 /ɪ/，读作 /ˈlɪvəbl/，与 believable 不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.