信譽差就無法貸款:credit的用法大全
The fundamental defect of fathers is that they want their children to be a credit to them.
——Bertrand Russell
父親們最根本的缺點,在於想要自己的孩子為自己爭光。
——伯特蘭.羅素
一、關於credit,你知道的用法有哪些?
n.
1.貸款 [U]
The wholesale houses are not openhanded with credit for unproved shops.
批發公司是不會放手貸款給尚未經過考驗的商店的。
2.信用,信譽 [U]
The firm's credit has been badly shaken.
公司的信譽已大大受損。
3.榮譽,聲望 [U]
The book really does great credit to the publisher.
這本書確實給出版者贏得了榮譽。
4.學分 [C]
I wonder if I have enough credit.
不知道我的學分夠不夠。
v.
1.相信,信任 [T]
Never credit him to return the book to you in time.
千萬不要相信他會按時還書。
2.記入貸方 [T]
We can't refund cash but we'll credit you with the value of the suit.
我們不能退現金,但是我們可以將你買這套衣服的錢記入你的貸方。
3.把...歸於,歸功於 [T]
Miraculous powers are credited to the relics.
人們認為這些早期遺物具有神奇的力量。
4.讚頌 [T]
The staff are crediting him with having saved Hythe's life.
職員們稱讚他救了海絲的命。
二、詞義辨析:類似有“相信”意思的詞還有哪些?
belief, faith, confidence, conviction, credit, trust
這些名詞都有“相信,信任”之意。
belief普通用詞,指單純從主觀上的相信,不着重這種相信是否有根據。
faith語氣較強,強調完全相信;有時也能僅憑感覺產生的相信。
confidence指對某人某事有充分信心,斷定不會使人失望,因而給予信任。
conviction多指根據長期交往或實踐,對某人某事有了認識和了解後產生的信心和相信,側重其堅定性。
credit語氣最弱,着重以聲譽為信任的基礎。
trust強調相信、信任的完全可靠。
三、含有credit的常見短語
credit card
n.信用卡,簽帳卡
commercial credit
商業信貸,商業信用
consumer credit
n.[經]消費品信用貸款
四、一起來玩個填詞小遊戲吧
The group can't get to buy farming machinery.
這些人無法賒購到農用機械。