英语词汇credibility gap的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

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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