credo
/ˈkriːdəʊ/
n.
一句话记住
信条;信念(指导行为的核心原则)
释义与例句
n.
信条;信念(指导行为的核心原则)
a set of beliefs or principles that guide someone's actions
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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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The company's credo puts customer safety above profit.
这家公司的信条是把顾客安全置于利润之上。
展开其余 3 条例句
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He repeated his personal credo at every staff meeting.
每次员工会议上他都会重申自己的个人信条。
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The architect's credo was that buildings should serve people.
这位建筑师的信念是建筑应当服务于人。
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Their political credo changed little over thirty years.
三十年来,他们的政治信条几乎没有改变。
词源与构词
直接借自拉丁语 credo“我相信”,是 credere(相信)的第一人称单数形式,原为信经的开头,后泛指信条、信念。
cred
词根 · to believe,相信
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后缀 · Latin first-person ending,拉丁语第一人称词尾
记忆钩子
credo 就是拉丁语的“我相信”:说出你信什么,就是你的信条。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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accredit 认证;认可(机构、课程或人员达到标准)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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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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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)
同义词
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creed 信条;教义creed 多指宗教信条或固定教义;credo 更宽泛,可指个人或组织的原则。The creed is recited at every service. 每次礼拜都会诵读信经。
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doctrine 教义;主义;学说doctrine 指系统化、被广泛传授的理论体系;credo 指个人信奉的简短原则。The party's doctrine has shifted to the left. 该党的主张已向左转。
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motto 座右铭;口号motto 是一句常挂嘴边的口号;credo 是较完整的信念体系。Her motto is 'never give up'. 她的座右铭是“永不放弃”。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
常见搭配
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personal credo 个人信条Honesty is part of his personal credo. 诚实是他个人信条的一部分。
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a credo of 以……为信条The school was built on a credo of equal opportunity. 这所学校建立在机会均等的信条之上。
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live by a credo 恪守信条She has lived by that credo all her life. 她一生都恪守那条信条。
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abandon one's credo 放弃信条He never abandoned his credo, even under pressure. 即使承受压力,他也从未放弃自己的信条。