cre·dence
noun/ˈkriːdns/
/ˈkriːdns/
[uncountable] (formal)- a quality that an idea or a story has that makes you believe it is true
可信性；真实性 - Historical evidence lends credence to his theory.
史学根据使他的理论更为可信。
- Historical evidence lends credence to his theory.
- belief in something as true
信任；信念 - They could give no credence to the findings of the survey.
他们不相信这次调查的结果。 - Alternative medicine has been gaining credence (= becoming more widely accepted) recently.
近来替代疗法越来越得到大众的认可。
- They could give no credence to the findings of the survey.
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from medieval Latin credentia, from Latin credent- ‘believing’, from the verb credere.