accredit

accredit
(accredited, accrediting)
[with obj.](一般作 be accredited)
  1. give credit to (someone) for something
    相信;认可
    he was accredited with being one of the world's fastest sprinters.
    他被公认为世界上最快的短跑选手之一。
    ■(accredit something to)attribute an action, saying, or quality to
    把(行动,言论,特性)归于
    the discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs.
    蒸馏法通常被认为是阿拉伯人发现的。
  2. (of an official body) give authority or sanction to (someone or something) when recognized standards have been met
    (官方机构)授权,批准
    institutions that do not meet the standards will not be accredited for teacher training.
    没有达标的院校将不准进行教师培训。
  3. give official authorization for (someone, typically a diplomat or journalist) to be in a particular place or to hold a particular post
    任命,派驻(某人,尤指外交官或记者)
    Arab ambassadors accredited to Baghdad.
    派驻巴格达的阿拉伯大使。
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accreditation
noun
语源
  1. early 17th cent. (in sense 2): from French accréditer, from a- (from Latin ad 'to, at') + crédit 'credit'
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