able to be believed; convincing 可信的;令人信服的 few people found his story credible. 没什么人觉得他的故事可信。 a credible witness. 可靠的见证人。 ■capable of persuading people that something will happen or be successful 有说服力的;可信的 a credible threat. 极可能发生的威胁。
派生 credibly adverb 语源
late Middle English: from Latin credibilis, from credere 'believe'
用法
Confusion often arises between the words credible and creditable. Credible chiefly means ‘able to be believed; convincingfew people found his story crediblewhile creditable means ‘deserving acknowledgement and praise but not necessarily outstandinga very creditable 2–4 defeat