accredit
/əˈkredɪt/
v.
一句话记住
认证;认可(机构、课程或人员达到标准);把……归功于;认为……具有(某种成就或品质)
释义与例句
v.
认证;认可(机构、课程或人员达到标准)
to officially recognize an institution, course, or person as meeting a required standard
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The university is accredited by the national education council.
这所大学获得了国家教育委员会的认证。
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Only accredited laboratories can carry out these tests.
只有获得认证的实验室才能进行这些检测。
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The hospital was accredited for its high standards of patient care.
这家医院因病人护理水平高而获得认证。
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Her training programme has been accredited by a professional body.
她的培训项目已获得专业机构的认可。
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The agency accredits schools every five years.
该机构每五年对学校进行一次认证。
v.
把……归功于;认为……具有(某种成就或品质)
to attribute something to a person or cause, or to credit someone with a quality or achievement
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The invention is accredited to a young engineer from Leeds.
这项发明被归功于一位来自利兹的年轻工程师。
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Scientists accredit the sudden drop in pollution to stricter laws.
科学家把污染的骤降归因于更严格的法律。
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He is accredited with having saved the company from collapse.
他被认为把公司从崩溃边缘救了回来。
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The proverb is usually accredited to Confucius.
这句谚语通常被认为是孔子说的。
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Much of the team's success can be accredited to its coach.
这支队伍的成功很大程度上应归功于教练。
词源与构词
源自法语 accréditer,由 a-(=ad-,朝向)+ crédit(信任)构成;让对方获得信任,即“认证、认可”,引申为“把功劳归于”。
记忆钩子
ac-(朝向)+ cred(相信):让对方“被相信”,就是认证;把功劳给人,也是让他被信服。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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credence 相信;信任(把某种说法当作真的)The judge gave little credence to the witness's story. 法官不太相信证人的说法。
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credential 资格证书;资历Please bring your credentials to the interview. 面试时请带上你的资格证书。
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credible 可信的;可靠的The witness gave a credible account. 这位证人提供了可信的陈述。
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credit 信用;赊购He bought the car on credit. 他赊账买了这辆车。
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credo 信条;信念(指导行为的核心原则)Her credo is simple: work hard and stay curious. 她的信条很简单:努力工作,保持好奇。
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creed 信条;教义Honesty is his creed. 诚实是他的信条。
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discredit 使不可信;使(说法、证据)受到怀疑Later evidence discredited the theory completely. 后来的证据使这一理论彻底失去了可信度。
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incredible 难以置信的;惊人的The view from the top is incredible. 从山顶看到的景色令人难以置信。
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incredulous 怀疑的;不相信的(尤指因事情出乎意料)She gave me an incredulous look when I told her the news. 我告诉她这个消息时,她一脸不相信。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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accreditation 认证;资质认定accredit + -ation,动词变名词
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accredited 获得认证的;公认的accredit + -ed,动词变形容词
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credit 信用;赞扬与 accredit 同源,去掉前缀 ac- 即为 credit
同义词
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certify 证明;颁发证书certify 侧重出具书面证明;accredit 强调官方机构认可其达到标准。The doctor certified him fit to return to work. 医生证明他适合重返工作岗位。
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authorize 授权;批准authorize 强调授予权力;accredit 强调确认资格合格。Only the manager can authorize such a payment. 只有经理才能批准这样的付款。
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attribute 把……归因于attribute 是中性“归因”;accredit 带有“归功、赞扬”的正面色彩。She attributes her success to hard work. 她把成功归因于努力。
反义词
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disqualify 取消资格The athlete was disqualified for using drugs. 这名运动员因使用违禁药物被取消资格。
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revoke 撤销;吊销The council revoked the school's licence. 委员会撤销了该校的执照。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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credit 信用;把……归于credit 无前缀,本身即可表示“归功于”;accredit 多了 ac-(朝向),更强调官方认可。The discovery is credited to a French chemist. 这项发现归功于一位法国化学家。
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acclaim 称赞;欢呼acclaim 的词根是 claim(喊),指公开称赞;accredit 的词根是 cred(相信),指认证或归功。Her novel was acclaimed by critics. 她的小说受到评论家的称赞。
常见搭配
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be accredited by 获得……的认证The course is accredited by the British Council. 该课程获得英国文化协会认证。
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fully accredited 完全合格并获认证的The clinic is fully accredited and inspected yearly. 这家诊所完全合格并每年接受检查。
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be accredited with 被认为具有(功劳、品质)She is accredited with the team's revival. 这支队伍的复兴被认为归功于她。
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accredit sth to sb 把某事归功于某人Historians accredit the design to a monk. 历史学家把这一设计归功于一位修士。