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credo
信条；信念；宗旨
A statement of a belief or of an entire belief system; also the belief or belief system itself.
- 1.
A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself.
一种信仰的陈述,或整个信仰体系的概要陈述；亦(转喻地)指信仰或信仰体系本身。
- 2.
The liturgical creed (usually the Nicene Creed), or a musical arrangement of it for use in church services.
礼拜仪式中的信经(通常是尼西亚信经),或其用于教会礼拜的音乐编排。
信经（尤指尼西亚信经）；信经乐曲；一种信仰的陈述,或整个信仰体系的概要陈述；亦(转喻地)指信仰或信仰体系本身。；礼拜仪式中的信经(通常是尼西亚信经),或其用于教会礼拜的音乐编排。；信条
In use
Her personal credo emphasizes honesty and hard work.
Different cultures have different credos about the meaning of life.
The company's credo puts customers first.
possessive + credo
His credo emphasizes integrity above all.
他的信条把正直放在首位。
a credo of + noun phrase
The organization adopted a credo of transparency.
该组织采纳了透明的信条。
credo that + clause
She lives by the credo that hard work pays off.
Connections
Collocations
- personal credo
- 个人信条
- Her personal credo is to always be honest.她的个人信条是永远诚实。
- political credo
- 政治信条
- Equality is at the heart of his political credo.平等是他的政治信条的核心。
- corporate credo
- 企业信条
- Our corporate credo requires us to put customers first.我们的企业信条要求我们把顾客放在第一位。
- live by a credo
- 奉行某种信条
- She lives by the credo that hard work always pays off.她奉行努力终有回报这一信条。
- the Credo
- （弥撒中的）信经
- The choir sang the Credo during the service.唱诗班在礼拜中唱了信经。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 credit（相信）里的 cred-，credo 就是“我信奉的宗旨”，像一句口头信条。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式演讲、宗教信仰表述、正式书面写作 credo 多用于正式或书面语境，表示个人或团体的信条、信念体系，或指宗教礼仪中的信经（常指尼西亚信经）。在口语中比较少见，日常会话中更常用 belief 或 principles。
Grammar Note
复数形式：credos。
Pronunciation & Spelling
credo 读作 /ˈkriːdəʊ/。真正同韵（重读元音及后续音均为 /iːdəʊ/）：lido、torpedo、libido。形近但读音不同：crescendo（开头 cre- 读 /krə-/，重音在 /ʃɛn/）、tornado（-ado 读 /neɪdəʊ/）、video（结尾为 /di.əʊ/，不是 /dəʊ/）。
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