Word · Frequency #21838
Fully loadedcredulity
轻信；易信
核心释义
a tendency to believe things too readily
- 1.
轻信；缺乏合理证据即相信的倾向。
A willingness to believe in someone or something in the absence of reasonable proof; credulousness.
轻信；缺乏合理证据即相信的倾向。；易信；轻信
用法In use
His credulity made him an easy target for online scams.
用法提示：名词credulity表示“轻信”，在句中作主语。
Children often show credulity when they accept every story they are told.
用法提示：名词credulity表示“轻信”，在句中作动词show的宾语。
The con artist relied on people's credulity to sell fake products.
用法提示：名词credulity表示“易信”，在句中作介词on的宾语。
strain credulity
strain credulity 是固定搭配，表示“让人难以置信”，主语常为说法、故事或借口。
His excuse strains credulity.
他的借口让人难以相信。
beyond credulity
beyond credulity 常作表语，意思是“超出可信范围”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- strain credulity
- 让人难以相信；令人生疑
- His excuse strains credulity.他的借口让人难以相信。
- defy credulity
- 令人无法相信
- The coincidence defies credulity.这个巧合令人无法相信。
- exploit credulity
- 利用（某人的）轻信
- Scammers exploit people's credulity.骗子利用人们的轻信。
- rely on credulity
- 依仗人们轻信
- The trick relies on credulity.这个把戏靠的是人们的轻信。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象有人给你一张“信用(credit)”卡片，你立刻深信不疑——credulity 就是这种“轻信、易信”的倾向。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学评论、学术讨论 credulity 是正式用词，通常用于书面语或较严肃的语境，口语中较少见；日常交流更常说 gullibility 或 willingness to believe。
语法说明Grammar Note
复数形式为 credulities。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -lity (ability, reality, utility, credibility) share the unstressed ending /lɪti/, but their stressed vowels differ from credulity, so they do not rhyme with it. Credulity rhymes with incredulity /ˌɪnkrɪˈdjuːlɪti/. Beware the cred- lookalikes credibility and credulous: they start with the same letters but sound different.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.