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单词 credibility
释义
credibility
noun[U]
uk
/ˌkred.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/us
/ˌkred.əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/
C2
thefactthat someone can bebelievedortrusted:
可信性；可靠性
Hisarrestforlewdbehaviourseriouslydamagedhis credibilityasareligiousleader.他因猥亵行为被捕，这严重地损害了他作为宗教领袖的信誉。
Hecomplainedthat we hadtriedtounderminehis credibility within thecompany.他抱怨说我们企图损害他在公司的威信。
More examples
  • Amistakelike that will do his credibility a lot ofharm.
  • Theresultof thevoteposesaseriouschallengeto the government's credibility.
  • With fiveconsecutivedefeats, themanagerhaslostall credibility.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not believing
  • anti-science
  • anti-scientific
  • are my eyes deceiving me?idiom
  • as if!idiom
  • authority
  • iconoclasm
  • iconoclastic
  • in your dreams!idiom
  • incredulity
  • incredulous
  • joke
  • Marines
  • salt
  • self-deception
  • since whenidiom
  • takesomethingwith a pinch of saltidiom
  • tell me another one!idiom
  • tell that/it to the Marines!idiom
  • worship
  • yeah
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Reputation
(Definition ofcredibilityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcredibility

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Pre-colonial agents used signals that reduced the social distance between sender and receiver to convey theircredibilityto outsiders they wanted to trade with.
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Furthermore, agents' ability to exit voluntarily social groups strongly signaled theircredibilityto existing group members where they stayed.
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Copper coinage was the domestic currency that hitherto had enjoyed acredibilitybestowed by its official acceptance.
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Credibilityproblems do not allow the central bank to carry out an autonomous monetary policy.
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Signals ofcredibilitypredicated on adopting degrees of homogeneity are therefore focal, and signal receivers look for them in evaluating the credibility of outsiders.
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To make such exchange possible, agents adopted the customs and practices of the outsiders they wanted to trade with to signal theircredibility.
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The consistency of our findings with previous reports regarding pediatric palliative care, however, providescredibilityto our data.
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Under a system of voluntary disclosure, the non-credibilityof a statement of ignorance creates the incentive to acquire and disclose genetic test results.
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Only cooperators will adopt this degree of homogeneity, so this signal can be used successfully to determine a sender'scredibility.
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Under these conditions an individual's allegiance to the community leader could not effectively signal information regarding hiscredibility.
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Agents' genuine signals ofcredibilityto one another interact with and become indistinguishable from the artificial signals generated by the new institutions.
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Signals therefore effectively communicate information about the signaling party'scredibility.
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In the latter case, thecredibilityof the government's commitment to low inflation will deter union militancy and increase employer resolve.
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Similarly, membership in organizations with mechanisms for conflict resolution enhances thecredibilityof commitments and therefore reduces the duration of rivalry.
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In particular, can a general hypothesis be developed about parallel issues and thecredibilityof monetary commitments?
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