qualities that someone has that make people believe or trust them 可靠性；可信性 | The jury had doubts about the credibility of some of the witnesses. 陪审团怀疑一些证人的可信性。 |
| undermine sb’ s credibility (=damage it) Claire knew that to argue any more would only undermine her credibility. 损害某人的信誉 |
| gain/lose credibility The government is losing credibility by its failure to act quickly. 政府因未能快速采取行动而开始失去公众的信任。 |
| | a | used about things such as systems, statements, or beliefs （制度、声明或信仰等的）可信度 | | The credibility of your work will suffer if you get your facts wrong. 如果你把事实搞错了，会降低你工作的可信度。 | |