credence
/ˈkriːdəns/noun
1
- mass noun belief in or acceptance of something as true相信; 听信：
psychoanalysis finds little credence among laymen.
外行人很少相信心理分析。
1.1
- the likelihood of something being true; plausibility真实性; 可信度：
being called upon by the media as an expert lends credence to one's opinions.
被媒体邀请去当专家会增加其意见的可信度。
2
- usu. as modifier a small side table, shelf, or niche in a church for holding the elements of the Eucharist before they are consecrated（教堂的）圣餐桌, 供桌：
a credence table.
供桌。
短语
give credence to
- accept as true相信, 听信, 对…信以为真。
词源
Middle English:via Old French from medieval Latin credentia, from Latin credent- 'believing', from the verb credere.