reliable
reliable 英 [rɪˈlaɪəbl] 美 [rɪˈlaɪəbəl]
adj. 可靠的；可信赖的 n. 可靠的人
- Calling something reliable means you can count on it to come through when you need it; it's dependable. If you're headed out for an around-the-world sailing trip, hopefully your lifejacket is reliable.
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- adj. 可靠的；可信赖的
- n. 可靠的人
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1. a reliable friend
可信赖的朋友
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2. My car's not as reliable as it used to be.
我的车不像过去那样靠得住了。
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3. a reliable witness
可信的目击证人
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4. Our information comes from a reliable source.
我们的消息来源可靠。
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5. The reliability of these results has been questioned.
这些结果的可信程度已受到质疑。
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6. I am reliably informed that the company is being sold.
有可靠知情人告诉我公司要被卖掉。
- reliable (adj.) 1560s, raliabill, Scottish; see rely + -able. Not common before 1850; and sometimes execrated thereafter in Britain as an Americanism because it involves a use of -able different from its use in provable, etc., but defended (by OED, Century Dictionary, etc.) on grounds of use of the suffix in available, laughable, etc.. Related: Reliably.
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