| 词汇 | credibility gap |
| 词源 | credibility gap. A lack of public confidence in the truth of claims or statements made by the government, large corporations, politicians, or other individuals. The term origi- nated during the Vietnam War, when there was widespread distrust of the veracity of official government statements. No one is sure who coined it. |
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