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be a credit to
credit 在此意为‘荣誉、赞扬’。
She is a credit to her family.
她是她家的荣誉。
认可；赞扬；功劳
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
认可；赞扬；功劳
Public acknowledgment or praise for something done
She is a credit to her family.
她是她家的荣誉。
对所说或所做之事真实性的信赖；信任；相信。
Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust.
认可
approval
认可、尊重和钦佩。
Recognition, respect and admiration.
可供客户借用或借贷的资金
money available for a client to borrow
She received full credit for her excellent work on the project.
她因在项目中的出色工作而获得了充分的赞扬。
AI contextual example
I bought this laptop on credit because I didn't have enough cash.
因为现金不够，我赊购了这台笔记本电脑。
AI contextual example
The accountant recorded the payment as a credit in the company's ledger.
会计将这笔付款记为公司账本上的贷项。
AI contextual example
he was given credit for his work
他的工作得到了认可。
WordNet
credit 在此意为‘荣誉、赞扬’。
She is a credit to her family.
她是她家的荣誉。
on credit 是固定搭配，表示‘赊账’。
We bought the car on credit.
我们赊购了这辆车。
也可指获得学分，如 get academic credit for a course。
He got credit for the idea.
他因这个想法获得了赞誉。
Not this
He took credit on the success.
Use this
He took credit for the success.
"take credit" 后应用介词 for 表示因某事获得赞扬，而 on 是中文直译导致的错误。
Not this
She has a good credit.
Use this
She has good credit.
credit 表示“信用”时是不可数名词，不应加冠词 a。中文习惯说“一个良好的信用”，但英语中 credit 作为抽象名词不可数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
信用卡
She paid with a credit card.
她用信用卡支付。
信用分数
Your credit score affects loan approval.
你的信用分数影响贷款审批。
信用证
The exporter required a letter of credit.
出口商要求提供信用证。
信用额度
The bank approved a line of credit for the business.
银行为该企业批准了信用额度。
给予赞扬
We must give credit where it is due.
我们必须给予应有的赞扬。
赊账
They bought the furniture on credit.
他们赊账买了家具。
该表扬的就要表扬
She did a great job, and we should give credit where credit is due.
她做得很好，我们应该该表扬的就要表扬。
值得称赞的是
To his credit, he admitted his mistake.
值得称赞的是，他承认了自己的错误。
赊账
They bought the furniture on credit.
他们赊账买了家具。
Use credit naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想“cred”词根表示“相信”，有信用才能赊购，得学分靠信任——credit就是信任的回报。
Register: neutral. Contexts: banking, finance, business. Note: 通常用于金融借贷场景，比较正式。
表示‘赞扬’时不可数；表示‘学分’或‘贷项’时可数。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.