credibility

/ˌkredəˈbɪləti/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkredəˈbɪləti/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌkre-də-ˈbi-lə-tē/ (ame, mw)

credibility — noun

1. The quality that makes people trust what someone says or accept their claims as

1.名詞B2
釋義

The quality that makes people trust what someone says or accept their claims as true, especially because of that person's honesty, knowledge, or past record.

例句

The scandal destroyed the senator's credibility with voters.

collocation: destroyed / damaged / undermined + credibility

Joon's careful research gave her credibility among climate scientists.

collocation: gave / earned + credibility

同義詞
  • trustworthiness

    focuses more on moral reliability than on factual believability

  • believability

    more informal; centers on whether something sounds true rather than on a person's general character

  • reliability

    stresses consistency and dependability over time; slightly broader in scope

  • integrity

    emphasises moral uprightness and honesty, not just whether claims are accepted

反義詞
  • doubt

    the state of not being trusted or believed

  • discredit

    the loss or absence of credibility, often after a scandal

用法筆記

Credibility is an uncountable noun — it does not have a plural form and cannot be used with 'a' or 'an'.

常見錯誤

❌The company has many credibilities.
✅The company has a lot of credibility.
💡credibility is an uncountable noun and cannot be used in the plural form.