Credence



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 相信, 信任
• ［英］ n. 相信, 信任 ( belief in the reports or testimony of another)
• ［记］ cred ( 相信) ＋ence -> 相信;
• ［同］ 同根词: credibility ( 可信, 可靠)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin credentia, from Latin credent-, credens, present participle of credere to believe, trust — more at creed
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. mental acceptance as true or real <give credence to gossip
  • b. credibility 1 <lends credence to the theory
• 2. credentials — used in the phrase letters of credence
• 3. \［Middle French, from Old Italian credenza\］ a Renaissance sideboard used chiefly for valuable plate
• 4. a small table where the bread and wine rest before consecration
• Synonyms: see belief

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