- Someone who's credible is honest and believable. A pathological liar, for example, might not be the most credible witness for your case against the bank robber.
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- adj. 可靠的，可信的
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1. a credible explanation, a credible witness
可信的解释╱证人
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2. It is just not credible that she would cheat.
她会行骗简直难以置信。
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3. Community service is seen as the only credible alternative to imprisonment.
除监禁外，社区劳动被看作是唯一可接受的选择。
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4. We can credibly describe the band's latest album as their best yet.
我们完全可以说，这支乐队的最新专辑是他们迄今的最佳作品。
- credible (adj.) "believable, worthy of belief, capable of being believed, involving no impossibility; of known or obvious veracity or competence," late 14c., from Latin credibilis "worthy to be believed," from credere "to believe" (see credo). Related: Credibly.
cred·ible / ˈkredəbl ; NAmE ˈkredəbl / adjective 1 that can be believed or trusted 可信的；可靠的 SYN convincing ◆ a credible explanation/witness 可信的解释╱证人 ◆ It is just not credible that she would cheat. 她会行骗简直难以置信。 2 that can be accepted, because it seems possible that it could be successful （因看似可能成功而）可接受的 SYN viable ◆ Community service is seen as the only credible alternative to imprisonment. 除监禁外，社区劳动被看作是唯一可接受的选择。 ▶ cred·ibly / ˈkredəbli ; NAmE ˈkredəbli / adverb ◆ We can credibly describe the band's latest album as their best yet. 我们完全可以说，这支乐队的最新专辑是他们迄今的最佳作品。 cred·ible / ˈkredəbl ; NAmE ˈkredəbl / cred·ibly / ˈkredəbli ; NAmE ˈkredəbli /
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