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Definition of bona fides in English: bona fidesnoun ˌbəʊnə ˈfiːdeɪzˌbəʊnə ˈfʌɪdiːz mass noun1A person's honesty and sincerity of intention. 真诚,诚意 he went to great lengths to establish his liberal bona fides 他不遗余力使人接受他慷慨的诚意。 Example sentencesExamples - The Department takes its responsibility to review the bona fides of new shipper sales very seriously.
- He has more progressive Democratic bona fides than his opponent will ever earn in his short political lifetime.
- Nor, in consequence should we be easily persuaded as to their democratic bona fides.
- If journalists want to establish licensure, bona fides can be made secure, but only by virtue of the power of the license grantor - usually the government.
- The above are only a handful of the scores of decisions recognizing the cult's religious bona fides around the world.
- In many cases, you are not liable for something going wrong if you showed ‘bona fides.’
Synonyms soundness, reasonableness, rationality, logic, justifiability, defensibility, sustainability, plausibility, viability, effectiveness, cogency, power, credibility, believability, force, strength, weight, foundation, substance, substantiality, authority, reliability legal acceptability, authenticity, correctness, genuineness - 1.1informal treated as plural Documentary evidence showing that a person is what they claim to be; credentials.
〈非正式〉介绍信,证书;信任状,国书 he set about checking Loretta's bona fides Example sentencesExamples - Now, however, the bona fides of some of those ordinations are in question because the owner of the website is not legally an officer of the church.
- The concession only applies where satisfactory evidence is furnished to establish the bona fides of the case.
Synonyms documents, papers, identity papers, identification papers
OriginLatin, literally 'good faith'. Definition of bona fides in US English: bona fidesnoun 1A person's honesty and sincerity of intention. 真诚,诚意 he went to great lengths to establish his liberal bona fides 他不遗余力使人接受他慷慨的诚意。 Example sentencesExamples - If journalists want to establish licensure, bona fides can be made secure, but only by virtue of the power of the license grantor - usually the government.
- Nor, in consequence should we be easily persuaded as to their democratic bona fides.
- The above are only a handful of the scores of decisions recognizing the cult's religious bona fides around the world.
- The Department takes its responsibility to review the bona fides of new shipper sales very seriously.
- He has more progressive Democratic bona fides than his opponent will ever earn in his short political lifetime.
- In many cases, you are not liable for something going wrong if you showed ‘bona fides.’
Synonyms soundness, reasonableness, rationality, logic, justifiability, defensibility, sustainability, plausibility, viability, effectiveness, cogency, power, credibility, believability, force, strength, weight, foundation, substance, substantiality, authority, reliability legal acceptability, authenticity, correctness, genuineness - 1.1informal treated as plural Documentary evidence showing a person's legitimacy; credentials.
〈非正式〉介绍信,证书;信任状,国书 are you satisfied with my bona fides? Example sentencesExamples - Now, however, the bona fides of some of those ordinations are in question because the owner of the website is not legally an officer of the church.
- The concession only applies where satisfactory evidence is furnished to establish the bona fides of the case.
Synonyms documents, papers, identity papers, identification papers
OriginLatin, literally ‘good faith’. |