Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #9585
discredit
损害…的名誉；使丧失信誉
To harm the good reputation of a person.
- 1.
To harm the good reputation of (a person).
损害(某人)的好名声。
- 2.
To cause (an idea or piece of evidence) to seem false or unreliable.
使(观点或证据)显得虚假或不可靠。
使…显得不可信；质疑；损害(某人)的好名声。；使(观点或证据)显得虚假或不可靠。；不信；怀疑
In use
The scientist discredited the old theory by presenting new evidence.
Her dishonest behavior discredited her among her colleagues.
The lawyer tried to discredit the witness by pointing out inconsistencies.
discredit sb/sth
The scandal discredited the entire administration.
这起丑闻使整个政府蒙羞。
sb/sth be discredited
His theories were discredited by later research.
他的理论后来被研究推翻了。
discredit sb/sth as sth
Connections
Collocations
- discredit a theory
- 使理论不可信
- New evidence may discredit the theory.新证据可能使这一理论不可信。
- discredit someone
- 损害某人的名声
- The scandal discredited him in the eyes of the public.这桩丑闻损害了他在公众眼中的名声。
- discredit evidence
- 使证据显得不可靠
- The defense tried to discredit the key evidence.辩方试图使关键证据显得不可靠。
- discredit a witness
- 使证人失去可信度
- The lawyer discredited the witness with contradictory questions.律师用自相矛盾的提问使证人失去了可信度。
- discredit an opponent
- 败坏对手的名声
- They spread rumors to discredit their political opponent.他们散布谣言以败坏政治对手的名声。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个人的信用（credit）被划掉（dis-），名誉受损，所说的话也不再可信。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术或法律论证、新闻报道、政论或公共讨论 该词多用于正式语体，常见于学术、新闻或法律等需要严谨表达的场合；口语中不常用，日常交流可考虑用 make someone look bad 或 prove something false 等更直白的说法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
discredit /dɪsˈkrɛdɪt/ 与 credit /ˈkrɛdɪt/、edit /ˈɛdɪt/、accredit /əˈkrɛdɪt/ 真正押韵（重读元音及之后部分均为 /ɛdɪt/）。注意 bandit、habit、rabbit 虽然拼写也以 -it 结尾，但元音是 /æ/，发音不同，不要误认为押韵。
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。
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。
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