| 单词 | to be creditably informed |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto be creditably informed 1. In a credible manner; credibly. Now chiefly in to be creditably informed.See note at creditable adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > credibility > [adverb] credibly1425 credently?a1579 creditably1646 believably1865 1646 H. Hammond View Exceptions to Visct. Falkland's Disc. Infallibilitie 191 Miracles..creditably recorded from age to age, both in the Evangelists and other sequent Histories. 1705 F. Hare Hist. Campaign in Germany (new ed.) 6 The Elector of Bavaria's pernicious Designs, which was (being creditably reported thro' our whole Army) to have Marched in Person to Vienna. 1794 Gentleman's Mag. Nov. 1006/1 I have been creditably assured..that Mr. Timothy P. has publicly preached his brother Joseph to the bottomless pitt. 1811 Smollett's Roderick Random in T. Smollett Misc. Wks. (ed. 4) I. lx. 423 I am creditably [1748 credibly] informed of your incapacity. 1906 H. P. Collin Twentieth Cent. Hist. & Biogr. Rec. Branch County xxi. 167 It is creditably related that Miss Sargent was really the first teacher in Union City. 1937 Rotarian Aug. 57/2 I am creditably informed that this latter institution of learning has recently taken to importing tennis stars from Texas and Oklahoma. 2002 A. Campbell Hist. Clan Campbell II. vii. 193 A contract was drawn up..for a voyage in search of an island which, Lord Lorne had been creditably informed, lay beyond the Hebrides. < as lemmas |
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