credible
adjective /ˈkredəbl/
/ˈkredəbl/
- that can be believed or trusted
可信的；可靠的 - 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。
- It seems barely credible that anyone could have walked so far in a day.
一个人能在一天之内走那么远， 几乎是难以相信的。 - You need imagination to make what you write fully credible.
要使你写的东西完全可信需要具有想象力。 - It seemed to be a credible account of events.
这似乎是对事件的可信描述。 - There's only one credible witness in the case.
此案只有一个可信的证人。 - They haven't yet come up with a credible explanation.
他们还没有提出可信的解释。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- seem
- …
- highly
- very
- completely
- …
- a credible explanation/witness
- 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 - 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。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- seem
- …
- highly
- very
- completely
- …
- Community service is seen as the only credible alternative to imprisonment.
词源late Middle English: from Latin credibilis, from credere ‘believe’.