characteristic词根记忆（每日一词根CREDIT）
characteristic词根记忆（每日一词根CREDIT）●词源creditable ['krɛdɪtəbl] adj. 可信的；声誉好的；值得称赞的● CET6 TEM4 IELTS TOEFL GRE 考 研●拆: credit -> to believe or trust -> 信任; 相信●拓展
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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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