credo
/ˈkriːdəʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkriːdəʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkrē-(ˌ)dō ˈkrā-/ (ame, mw)
credo — 名詞
- credosingular
- credosplural
1. the main beliefs or guiding values that shape how a person or group chooses to l
信條
左右行事與生活的一套信念
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.
Elise 把自己的教學信條寫在書桌上方的一張卡片上。
personal credo written as a short guiding statement
The mayor's campaign credo promised cleaner streets and lower bus fares.
市長的競選信條承諾街道更乾淨、車費更便宜。
campaign credo: public guiding belief
After the accident, Samir returned to the simple credo that family comes first.
那場意外後，Samir 又回到「家人最重要」這個簡單信條。
At the workshop, Manuela asked each volunteer to share a personal credo.
在工作坊上，Manuela 請每位志工分享自己的信條。
The small cafe built its credo around fair pay and local food.
那家小咖啡館把經營信條建立在公平薪資和在地食材上。
- 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.