相似词语辨析【44】credible和creditable
<p> <span word="credible">credible</span>，<span word="creditable">creditable</span></p><p> 这两个词并非同义词。<span word="credible">credible</span>表示可信的（<span word="believable">believable</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="trustworthy">trustworthy</span>）意思，通常指人物、言语、历史、故事等的可信；<span word="creditable">creditable</span>表示可称誉的、可赞赏的（<span word="honourable">honourable</span>，<span word="respectable">respectable</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="praiseworthy">praiseworthy</span>）意思，通常指人的行为，表现或工作而言。例：</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="credible">credible</span>．</p><p> 此事难以置信。</p><p> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="credible">credible</span>．</p><p> 他的话是可信的。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Broadway">Broadway</span> <span word="Show">Show</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="creditable">creditable</span>．</p><p> 百老汇歌舞团的表演是非常值得赞许的。</p><p> <span word="Credible">Credible</span>的反义词是<span word="incredible">incredible</span>；<span word="creditable">creditable</span>的反义词是<span word="discreditable">discreditable</span>.下面将<span word="credible">credible</span>和<span word="creditable">creditable</span>用在一个句子中，以便区分：</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>．<span word="Lin">Lin</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="creditable">creditable</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="credible">credible</span>．</p><p> 报告说，林先生做了一件值得赞许的工作，这是可信的。</p><p> 顺便在此指出，<span word="credulous">credulous</span>一词与<span word="credible">credible</span>有关。后者是可信的，前者是轻信的（<span word="too">too</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="told">told</span>）。例：</p><p> <span word="Youre">Youre</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="credulous">credulous</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="fooled">fooled</span>．</p><p> 你这么轻信，你很容易上当受骗。</p><p> </p>
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