英语词汇credibility的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	credibility
词源	credibility n. "quality of being credible, capacity or condition of being believed, just claim to credit," 1590s, from Medieval Latin credibilitas, from Latin credibilis (see credible). Credibility gap is 1966, American English, in reference to official statements about the Vietnam War. Entries linking to credibility credible adj. "believable, worthy of belief, capable of being believed, involving no impossibility; of known or obvious veracity or competence," late 14c., from Latin credibilis "worthy to be believed," from credere "to believe" (see credo). Related: Credibly. cred n. slang shortening, I suppose, of credit, credibility or credentials; by 1992. updated on May 06, 2018
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credibility n.