这三个词容易混淆,请简析。
credible 作“可信的(believable)”解, 如 a credible story(可信的故事), a credible news report(可信的新闻报导), 其反义词是 incredible:
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It is hardly credible that time should have passed so quickly. (DEU) 时间竟过得这么快, 简直难以置信。
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It hardly seems credible that he earns that much in a week. (Perrin) 他在一周之内挣了那么多钱,似乎是令人难以置信的。
creditable 则作“值得赞扬的”解,其反义词是 discreditable:
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My son makes very creditable grades in school. (FWF) 我儿子在学校的成绩是很值得称赞的。
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The coach did a creditable job in bringing the team to the championship. (FWF) 教练对于使他的队获得冠军做出了值得称赞的工作。
credulous 的意思是“轻信的”“易受骗的”：
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Some men love to cheat credulous women. (FWF) 有些男人喜欢欺骗轻信的女人。
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Only a child — a credulous child — would believe those ads. (Perrin) 只有孩子——只有轻信的孩子才会相信那些广告。
请做下面的英语试题：
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The daring rescue of those stranded on the mountain top was truly a creditable deed. A. hard B. praiseworthy C. unusual D. risky
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Marie is so ____ that she will believe anything you tell her. A. skeptical B. trustworthy C. believable D. credulous(TOEFL)