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credible + noun
credible修饰名词，表示可信的。
The jury considered the credible evidence.
陪审团考虑了可信的证据。
可信的；可靠的
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可信的；可靠的
believable; able to be believed; convincing
The jury considered the credible evidence.
陪审团考虑了可信的证据。
可信或合理的
Believable or plausible.
可靠、可信赖或值得信任的
Dependable, trustworthy, or reliable.
真实或令人信服的。
Authentic or convincing.
The witness gave a credible explanation for what she saw that night.
证人对她当晚看到的事情给出了可信的解释。
After checking the data, the researchers decided his results were credible.
在核查数据后，研究人员认定他的结果是可信的。
She gave a credible account of the accident, so the police believed her.
她对事故作出了可信的描述，所以警方相信了她。
credible修饰名词，表示可信的。
The jury considered the credible evidence.
陪审团考虑了可信的证据。
系表结构，主语是可信的。
Her account is credible.
她的描述是可信的。
后接宾语补足语。
I find his explanation credible.
我认为他的解释可信。
Not this
He is very credible, so he believes everything he hears.
Use this
He is very credulous, so he believes everything he hears.
混淆了credible（可信的）和credulous（轻信的）。Credible指事物可信，credulous指人容易相信。
Not this
The news is credible! I can't believe it's true.
Use this
The news is incredible! I can't believe it's true.
混淆了credible（可信的）和incredible（难以置信的）。Credible表示可以相信，incredible表示无法相信。
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可信证据
The jury found the credible evidence sufficient to convict the defendant.
陪审团认为可信证据足以定罪被告。
可靠来源
Journalists should always cite credible sources in their articles.
记者应在文章中始终引用可靠来源。
可信证人
A credible witness can significantly strengthen a legal case.
可信证人能显著增强法律案件的力度。
可信威胁
The government must respond to any credible threat to national security.
政府必须对任何国家安全可信威胁作出回应。
可信的故事
Her account of the event was a credible story supported by facts.
她对事件的描述是一个有事实支持的可信故事。
可信的解释
The scientist offered a credible explanation for the unusual phenomenon.
科学家对异常现象提出了可信的解释。
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credible 可拆为 cred（信任）+ible（能），即‘能信任的’，所以是可信的。
语域：neutral 常见场景：evidence、witness、story、source credible 通常用于中性或正式语境，表示“可信的、可靠的”，常见搭配如 credible evidence（可信的证据）、credible witness（可信的证人）。注意：credible 的“轻信的”用法属于不规范用法，应避免。
All these words end in '-ible' and are pronounced with the same final syllable /əbl/, making them genuine rhymes with each other and with 'credible'. No lookalikes to warn about.
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