Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #9699
credible
可信的；可靠的
believable; able to be believed; convincing
- 1.
Believable or plausible.
可信或合理的
- 2.
Dependable, trustworthy, or reliable.
可靠、可信赖或值得信任的
- 3.
Authentic or convincing.
真实或令人信服的。
轻信的；易受骗的；可信或合理的；可靠、可信赖或值得信任的；真实或令人信服的。；可信的
In use
The witness gave a credible explanation for what she saw that night.
After checking the data, the researchers decided his results were credible.
She gave a credible account of the accident, so the police believed her.
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。
be credible
系表结构，主语是可信的。
Her account is credible.
她的描述是可信的。
find/consider sth credible
后接宾语补足语。
I find his explanation credible.
Connections
Collocations
- credible evidence
- 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。
- credible source
- 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。
- credible witness
- 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。
- credible threat
- 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。
- credible story
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
credible 可拆为 cred（信任）+ible（能），即‘能信任的’，所以是可信的。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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