credo
/ˈkriːdəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkriːdəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkrē-(ˌ)dō ˈkrā-/ (ame, mw)
credo — noun
- credosingular
- credosplural
1. the main beliefs or guiding values that shape how a person or group chooses to l
the main beliefs or guiding values that shape how a person or group chooses to live, work, or make decisions.
Elise wrote her teaching credo on a card above her desk.
personal credo written as a short guiding statement
The mayor's campaign credo promised cleaner streets and lower bus fares.
campaign credo: public guiding belief
After the accident, Samir returned to the simple credo that family comes first.
At the workshop, Manuela asked each volunteer to share a personal credo.
The small cafe built its credo around fair pay and local food.
- creed
very close in meaning, but often sounds more religious or traditional
- philosophy
broader and less likely to sound like a fixed statement
- doctrine
more formal and often linked to official teaching or ideology
文法句型
personal credo
a credo that ...
live by a credo
用法筆記
Often belongs to a person, movement, or institution and sums up the values behind its choices. It is more formal and slogan-like than philosophy, and less explicitly religious than creed in many contexts.