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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。
可信的；可相信的
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可信的；可相信的
Capable of being believed; credible.
Her excuse was barely believable.
她的借口几乎让人无法相信。
可信的；能够相信的。
Capable of being believed; credible.
The witness gave a believable account of the accident.
目击者对事故的描述是可信的。
His explanation sounds believable, but I still have doubts.
他的解释听起来可信，但我仍有疑虑。
The movie's plot is not very believable because of the unrealistic special effects.
这部电影的情节不太可信，因为特效不真实。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
The explanation sounds believe.
Use this
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”。
Not this
She lied believable.
Use this
She lied believably.
修饰动词 lied 应用副词 believably，而不是形容词 believable。
Not this
He gave a very believing performance.
Use this
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。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
使之可信
The director added realistic details to make it believable.
导演添加了逼真的细节使之可信。
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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。
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。
常用句式：It is believable that...
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