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词根CRED来自拉丁语credere "to believe", From PIE compound *kerd-dhe- "to believe". 它的变体形式有creed和cre, 同义词根还有来自于拉丁语fid[fi, fy, feal, feder]比如fide(相信)和撒克逊语言tru(tro) 比如trust(相信)
CRED(IT)思维导图
credit ['krɛdɪt] n. 信用，信誉；[金融] 贷款；学分；信任；声望 vt. 相信，信任；把…归给，归功于；赞颂
● CET6 TEM4 IELTS TOEFL GRE 考 研
●拆: credit -> to believe or trust -> 信任; 相信
●拓展
creditable ['krɛdɪtəbl] adj. 可信的；声誉好的；值得称赞的
●词源
credit (n.)
1520s, from Middle French crédit (15c.) "belief, trust," from Italian credito, from Latin creditum "a loan, thing entrusted to another," from past participle of credere "to trust, entrust, believe" (see credo).
discredit [dɪs'krɛdɪt] vt. 不信；使……丢脸 n. 怀疑；无信用；名声的败坏
● CET6 TEM8 GRE
●拆: dis(the opposite of)+credit(trust) -> 失去信任; 不相信, 怀疑
●拓展
discreditable [dɪsˈkredɪtəbl] adj. 丢脸的；不名誉的；有损信用的；败坏名声的
●词源
discredit (v.)
1550s, from dis- "opposite of" + credit (v.). Related: Discredited; discrediting; discreditable; discreditably.
credible ['krɛdəbl] adj. 可靠的，可信的
● CET6 TEM4 IELTS GRE
●拆: cred(to believe)+ible(adj 后缀 capable of ) -> 可信任的; 可靠的
●拓展
credibility [,krɛdə'bɪləti] n. 可信性；确实性
●词源
credible (adj.)
"believable," late 14c., from Latin credibilis "worthy to be believed," from credere (see credo). Related: Credibly.
credulous ['krɛdʒələs] adj. 轻信的；因轻信而产生的
● TEM4 GRE
●拆: cred(to believe) + ul + ous(adj后缀 apt to) -> 倾向于相信的 -> 易受骗的
●拓展
credulity [krɪ'duləti] n. 轻信；易受骗
incredulous [ɪn'krɛdʒələs] adj. 怀疑的；不轻信的 TEM8
●例句
Credulous attitude will only make you take anything for granted.
轻信的态度只会使你想当然
●词源
credulous (adj.)
1570s, from Latin credulus "that easily believes, trustful," from credere "to believe" (see credo). Related: Credulously; credulousness.
accredit [ə'krɛdɪt] vt. 授权；信任；委派；归因于
● TEM8 TOEFL
●拆: ac(ad: to)+credit(to trust) -> 信任; 相信
●拓展
accreditation [ə'krɛdə'teʃən] n. 委派；信赖；鉴定合格
●词组
a letter of accreditation
一份合格证明书
●例句
This degree programme is fully accredited by the Institution of Electrical Engineers.
这个学位课程是经英国电机工程师学会完全认可的
●词源
accredit (v.)
1610s, from French accréditer, from à "to" (see ad-) + créditer "to credit" (someone with a sum), from crédit "credit" (see credit (n.)). Related: Accredited; accrediting.
credence ['kridns] n. 信任；凭证；祭器台（等于credence table，credenza）
● GRE TOEFL
●拆: cred(to believe)+ence(n后缀 the act) -> 相信; 信任
●拓展
credential [krə'dɛnʃl] n. 证书；凭据；国书
●词源
credence (n.)
mid-14c., from Medieval Latin credentia "belief," from Latin credentum (nominative credens), past participle of credere "believe, trust" (see credo).
credo ['krido] n. 信条，教义
● GRE
●拆: credo(credere的第一人称) -> 信条; 座右铭
●词源
credo (n.)
late 12c., from Latin, literally "I believe," first word of the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds, first person singular present indicative of credere "to believe," from PIE compound *kerd-dhe- "to believe," literally "to put one's heart"
creed [krid] n. 信条，教义
● CET6 TEM4
●拆: creed(trust) -> 信任
●词源
creed (n.)
Old English creda "article or statement of Christian belief," from Latin credo "I believe" (see credo). Broadening 17c. to mean "any statement of belief."
miscreant ['mɪskrɪənt] adj. 异端的；邪道的；极恶的 n. 异端；恶棍；罪大恶极之人
● GRE
●拆: mis(mes: wrongly)+cre(credit)+ant(adj/n后缀) -> 信仰错误的人 -> 罪大恶极的人; 邪道的
miscreant (adj.)
c. 1300, "non-Christian, pagan, infidel;" early 15c., "heretical, unbelieving," from Old French mescreant "disbelieving" (Modern French mécréant), from mes- "wrongly" (see mis- (2)) + creant, present participle of creire "believe," from Latin credere (see credo).
recreant ['rɛkrɪənt] n. 懦夫；叛徒 adj. 胆小的；怯懦的；不忠的
●拆: re(again)+cre(trust)+ant(n/adj后缀) -> 一再的表示信仰 -> 不忠的; 叛徒
壹 句
Make some actual use of your life.
用你的生命去做一些真正有意义的事情吧
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