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单词 believable
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Definition of believable in English:

believable

adjective bɪˈliːvəblbəˈlivəb(ə)l
  • 1Able to be believed; credible.

    she felt that Dawn's story was not quite believable
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It had surprised his parents so much that he'd been interested at all that they'd barely been able to come up with a believable reply.
    • Since then he has notched up a barely believable 126 more hits, including 14 number ones.
    • No, the problem is the same problem as it always is really - giving people something better and believable to vote for.
    • He admitted hitting himself in the face with a brick to make his tale more believable and was cautioned for wasting police time.
    • If the rate cuts are seen to be having an effect on the general economy, the idea of a recovery being around the corner may seem more believable.
    • Both assertions are only believable if the context is ignored.
    • In view of the views expressed in the rest of the column, how believable is the apology?
    • Rycroft was believable as he had worked for them from 1998 to 2000 and was regarded as trustworthy.
    • As the project is researched, we are told a truer, or at least more believable, version of the story by the wife of the man who first told the tale.
    • He sounded believable and Dara felt all trust for him rushing back to her.
    • He's given a fine and believable portrayal of grief and anguish.
    • The recent evidence presented by him was vague, unreliable and only believable if you already shared his views.
    • He made it more believable that Shakespeare would be important enough to change my life.
    • It is believable that he mentioned it in Merimbula because it was on his mind because it had happened the day before.
    • Whilst this sounds believable to a certain extent, I also think it's a dangerous route to take.
    • Voters will respond to facts when they are presented in a compelling and believable fashion.
    • It's a good question, because to be believable is the only way that you could be successful.
    • Obviously a lot of the footage was taken from standard footage of jammed motorways and so on, which helped make it more believable.
    • It is scarcely believable that a York bus has come under fire.
    • No one could decide which of these three claims was most believable.
    Synonyms
    credible, plausible, likely, convincing, creditable, probable, possible, feasible, tenable, acceptable, reasonable, sound, rational, logical, within the bounds of possibility, able to hold water, with a ring of truth
    conceivable, imaginable, thinkable
    1. 1.1 (of a fictional character or situation) convincing or realistic.
      a drama that lacks believable characters
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Another thing that a great thriller requires is believable characters and understandable motivations.
      • It's a way of making the character more human and believable; no one is perfect, after all.
      • He creates absurd, yet highly believable situations that will have you laughing out loud.
      • He had to curb his use of slapstick and work on developing believable characters.
      • It is a strong combination of mirth and sorrow, made real by the lives of believable characters.
      • Twain's characters are fairly complex and believable for the time the book was written.
      • The thing to me that's fun is trying to make the characters seem believable, or realistic.
      • He manages to translate the comic perfectly and at the same time create believable characters and situations.
      • The characters are believable as is the reason for the murders.
      • The characters are much more believable as we have seen cases like this in Australia for a while now.
      • But in order to make the film more believable, more characters and plot elements were added.
      • It's too subtle for that, preferring to transpose space and time to introduce us to real and believable characters.
      • The characters are believable and they enhance the feeling of realism in the story.
      • His performance has matured since then, and he makes Billy a likeable and believable character.
      • Despite this, the characters remain believable and the narrative engaging.
      • Generally, the more detail a memory has, the more believable and convincing the account is.
      • I read it over again myself and found the words to be convincing and believable.
      • The cast are uniformly excellent, rounding out ridiculous yet believable characters.
      • They interact extremely well and are very believable characters.
      • Making a character like that entirely believable earns plenty of respect from me.

Derivatives

  • believability

  • noun bɪliːvəˈbɪlɪti
    • The thrust of the success of this movie is the absolute believability in the three characters.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The weather effects add a certain level of believability - the rain looks like rain, the snow looks like snow.
      • As strange as it sounds, the strength of this book lies in its believability.
      • And the students portrayed their roles with believability and passion, he said.
      • When a person reports or evaluates qualitative research, it is important to assess the findings for plausibility and believability.
  • believably

  • adverb
    • The film believably portrays why so many carers feel that way.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In most cases, the characters develop believably and naturally through simple, realistic dialogue.
      • But I used to try to talk nonsense believably, you know what I mean?
      • ‘I was awake the whole time,’ he said quickly, but not very believably.
      • She was a very believably shy, sweet, funny Cinderella.
 
 

Definition of believable in US English:

believable

adjectivebəˈlivəb(ə)lbəˈlēvəb(ə)l
  • 1(of an account or the person relating it) able to be believed; credible.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Obviously a lot of the footage was taken from standard footage of jammed motorways and so on, which helped make it more believable.
    • It is scarcely believable that a York bus has come under fire.
    • As the project is researched, we are told a truer, or at least more believable, version of the story by the wife of the man who first told the tale.
    • The recent evidence presented by him was vague, unreliable and only believable if you already shared his views.
    • He's given a fine and believable portrayal of grief and anguish.
    • Both assertions are only believable if the context is ignored.
    • He sounded believable and Dara felt all trust for him rushing back to her.
    • In view of the views expressed in the rest of the column, how believable is the apology?
    • Voters will respond to facts when they are presented in a compelling and believable fashion.
    • It is believable that he mentioned it in Merimbula because it was on his mind because it had happened the day before.
    • Whilst this sounds believable to a certain extent, I also think it's a dangerous route to take.
    • He admitted hitting himself in the face with a brick to make his tale more believable and was cautioned for wasting police time.
    • He made it more believable that Shakespeare would be important enough to change my life.
    • If the rate cuts are seen to be having an effect on the general economy, the idea of a recovery being around the corner may seem more believable.
    • Since then he has notched up a barely believable 126 more hits, including 14 number ones.
    • It had surprised his parents so much that he'd been interested at all that they'd barely been able to come up with a believable reply.
    • No, the problem is the same problem as it always is really - giving people something better and believable to vote for.
    • No one could decide which of these three claims was most believable.
    • It's a good question, because to be believable is the only way that you could be successful.
    • Rycroft was believable as he had worked for them from 1998 to 2000 and was regarded as trustworthy.
    Synonyms
    credible, plausible, likely, convincing, creditable, probable, possible, feasible, tenable, acceptable, reasonable, sound, rational, logical, within the bounds of possibility, able to hold water, with a ring of truth
    1. 1.1 (of a fictional character or situation) convincing or realistic.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Making a character like that entirely believable earns plenty of respect from me.
      • He manages to translate the comic perfectly and at the same time create believable characters and situations.
      • They interact extremely well and are very believable characters.
      • He creates absurd, yet highly believable situations that will have you laughing out loud.
      • It is a strong combination of mirth and sorrow, made real by the lives of believable characters.
      • The characters are much more believable as we have seen cases like this in Australia for a while now.
      • But in order to make the film more believable, more characters and plot elements were added.
      • The characters are believable and they enhance the feeling of realism in the story.
      • Despite this, the characters remain believable and the narrative engaging.
      • He had to curb his use of slapstick and work on developing believable characters.
      • His performance has matured since then, and he makes Billy a likeable and believable character.
      • I read it over again myself and found the words to be convincing and believable.
      • Generally, the more detail a memory has, the more believable and convincing the account is.
      • The cast are uniformly excellent, rounding out ridiculous yet believable characters.
      • It's a way of making the character more human and believable; no one is perfect, after all.
      • Another thing that a great thriller requires is believable characters and understandable motivations.
      • The thing to me that's fun is trying to make the characters seem believable, or realistic.
      • It's too subtle for that, preferring to transpose space and time to introduce us to real and believable characters.
      • Twain's characters are fairly complex and believable for the time the book was written.
      • The characters are believable as is the reason for the murders.
 
 
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