credibly

/ˈkɹɛdəbɫi/ adv C1 ✓

In a credible manner; believably.

Word Origin Credibly comes from credible, from Latin credere 'to believe'. The suffix -ible means 'able to be', so credible is 'able to be believed'. Credibly is doing something in a believable way. The same root gives us incredible (not believable), credulous (too believing), and credit. The PIE root *kred-dhe- 'to place one's heart' shows that belief was a heartfelt act.

adv In a credible manner; believably. C1 ✓

The witness testified credibly in court.

(副词) 可信地;可靠地

证人在法庭上可信地作证。

(adverbio) creíblemente; verosímilmente; plausiblemente; de manera creíble [De manera creíble; con credibilidad.]

El testigo declaró de manera creíble ante el tribunal.

(adverbe) plausiblement; de manière crédible; de façon plausible; croyablement [De manière crédible, c'est-à-dire d'une façon qui inspire confiance dans la véracité ou la sincérité.]

Le témoin a témoigné **credibly** devant le tribunal.

(Adverb) glaubwürdig; glaubhaft [**credibly** – auf glaubwürdige, überzeugende Weise; so, dass etwas als wahr oder zuverlässig erscheint.]

Der Zeuge sagte **credibly** vor Gericht aus.

(副詞) 信頼できる方法で; 説得力を持って

証人は法廷で信頼できる方法で証言した。

(advérbio) de modo crível; convincentemente; plausivelmente [De maneira crível; de forma convincente.]

A testemunha testemunhou de forma convincente no tribunal.

adv Used to report the speaker's assessment of the credibility of a reported statement C1 ✓

Credibly, the company reported record profits this quarter.

(副词) 据称;据信

据可靠报告,公司本季度利润创下纪录。

(adverbio) presumiblemente; aparentemente; al parecer [Se usa para reportar la evaluación del hablante sobre la credibilidad de una afirmación.]

Al parecer, la compañía reportó ganancias récord este trimestre.

(adverbe) vraisemblablement; d'après des sources crédibles; si l'on en croit des sources fiables; selon des sources dignes de foi [Sert à rapporter une information en indiquant que l'énonciateur la juge plausible et digne de foi.]

**Credibly**, l'entreprise a annoncé des bénéfices record ce trimestre.

(Adverb) glaubhaft [**credibly** – verwendet, um die Einschätzung des Sprechers zur Glaubwürdigkeit einer berichteten Aussage auszudrücken; angeblich oder nachvollziehbar (oft als Einleitung einer Behauptung).]

**Credibly** meldete das Unternehmen in diesem Quartal Rekordgewinne.

(副詞) 報告された発言の信憑性に対する話者の評価を示す; 信頼できる筋から言って

信頼できる筋から言えば、その会社は今四半期に過去最高益を報告したそうだ。

(advérbio) é de crer que; segundo consta; ao que tudo indica [Usado para relatar a avaliação do falante sobre a credibilidade de um relato.]

De forma crível, a empresa relatou lucros recordes neste trimestre.

Word parts: cred + ible + ly

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