The fundamental defect of fathers is that they want their  children to be a credit to them.

                                                                                                                  ——Bertrand Russell

父亲们最根本的缺点,在于想要自己的孩子为自己争光。

                                                                                                                  ——伯特兰.罗素

一、关于credit,你知道的用法有哪些?

n.

1.贷款 [U]

The wholesale houses are not openhanded with credit for unproved shops.

批发公司是不会放手贷款给尚未经过考验的商店的。

 

2.信用,信誉 [U]

The firm's credit has been badly shaken.

公司的信誉已大大受损。

 

3.荣誉,声望 [U]

The book really does great credit to the publisher.

这本书确实给出版者赢得了荣誉。

 

4.学分 [C]

I wonder if I have enough credit.

不知道我的学分够不够。

 

v.

1.相信,信任 [T]

Never credit him to return the book to you in time.

千万不要相信他会按时还书。

 

2.记入贷方 [T]

We can't refund cash but we'll credit you with the value of the suit.

我们不能退现金,但是我们可以将你买这套衣服的钱记入你的贷方。

 

3.把...归于,归功于 [T]

Miraculous powers are credited to the relics.

人们认为这些早期遗物具有神奇的力量。

 

4.赞颂 [T]

The staff are crediting him with having saved Hythe's life.

职员们称赞他救了海丝的命。

 

二、词义辨析:类似有“相信”意思的词还有哪些?

belief, faith, confidence, conviction, credit, trust

这些名词都有“相信,信任”之意。

belief普通用词,指单纯从主观上的相信,不着重这种相信是否有根据。

faith语气较强,强调完全相信;有时也能仅凭感觉产生的相信。

confidence指对某人某事有充分信心,断定不会使人失望,因而给予信任。

conviction多指根据长期交往或实践,对某人某事有了认识和了解后产生的信心和相信,侧重其坚定性。

credit语气最弱,着重以声誉为信任的基础。

trust强调相信、信任的完全可靠。

 

三、含有credit的常见短语

credit card

n.信用卡,签帐卡

 

commercial credit

商业信贷,商业信用

 

consumer credit

n.[经]消费品信用贷款

 

四、一起来玩个填词小游戏吧

The group can't get     to buy farming machinery.

这些人无法赊购到农用机械。