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单词 credentialism
释义

credence /krēˈdəns/

noun
  1. Belief
  2. Trust
  3. Precautionary tasting of food before serving, eg to a king, etc (obsolete)
  4. A sideboard
  5. The small table beside the altar on which the bread and wine are placed before being consecrated (also credence table)
  6. A shelf over a piscina (also credence shelf)
ORIGIN: LL crēdentia trust, from L crēdere to believe

credendum /kri-denˈdəm/ noun (pl credenˈda)

A thing to be believed, an act of faith

crēˈdent adjective (obsolete)

  1. Credible, believable
  2. Credulous, believing

credential /kri-denˈshl/ adjective

Recommending for credit or confidence

credenˈtialism noun

Undue favouring of paper qualifications over experience and other qualities

credenˈtials plural noun

  1. Evidence of competence, taken as one's entitlement to authority, etc
  2. Letters of introduction, certificates, etc entitling one to trust or confidence

credenza /kri-denˈzə or (Italy) krā-dentˈsa/ noun

  1. A credence table or shelf
  2. A sideboard
  3. A bookcase, esp if without legs

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