Translation of credit – English–Traditional Chinese dictionary

credit

noun

/ˈkred.ɪt/ us

/ˈkred.ɪt/

credit noun (PRAISE)

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B2 [ U ]

praise, approval, or honour

讚揚;讚許;榮譽

She got no credit for solving the problem. 她沒有因為解決了這一問題而得到任何讚許。

Her boss took credit for it/took (all) the credit instead. 她的老闆反倒為此贏得了聲譽／把一切全歸功於自己。

To her (great) credit, she admitted she was wrong. 她承認自己錯了，這（很）值得稱讚。

I gave him credit for (= thought that he would have) better judgment than he showed. 我高估了他的判斷力。

be a credit to someone/something

to do something that makes a person, group, or organization feel proud or receive praise:

She is a credit to her family. 她給家裡帶來了榮耀。

do your family, parents, teacher, etc. credit

to cause someone who has been or is responsible for you to receive praise by your good behaviour or successful actions:

She does her teachers credit. 她給她的老師們增了光。

all credit to someone

used to show that you think a person deserves a lot of praise for something that they have done:

All credit to her, she did it all herself. 她值得大加讚賞，這都是她一個人完成的。

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We only deal with companies that have a good credit record.
He has a good credit history .
The government has imposed a sharp credit squeeze in an attempt to hold down inflation.
We can get a year's interest-free credit on a sofa.

credit noun (MONEY)

B1 [ U ]

a method of paying for goods or services at a later time, usually paying interest as well as the original money

賒購，賒帳，信用貸款

They decided to buy the car on credit. 他們決定用信用貸款的方法買那輛汽車。

The shop was offering six months' (interest-free) credit on electronic goods. 這家店提供六個月期限的（免息）電器信用貸款服務。

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debit noun

B1 [ C or U ]

money in your bank account

帳面餘額，貸方餘額

I was relieved to see from my statement that my account was in credit. 看到對帳單上我的帳戶仍有存款，我鬆了一口氣。

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Her credit is good .
UK Now I've paid in that cheque, I'm in credit again.

credit noun (COURSE UNIT)

B2 [ C ]

a unit that represents a successfully finished part of an educational course

學分

Each of these classes is worth three credits. 這些課程每門三個學分。

credit noun (LIST OF NAMES)

the credits [ plural ]

a list of people who helped to make a film or a television or radio programme, that is shown or announced at the beginning or the end of it:

Everyone in the cinema was in tears by the time the credits rolled.

Idiom

(to give) credit where credit's due

credit

verb

/ˈkred.ɪt/ us

/ˈkred.ɪt/

credit verb (PAY)

[ T ]

to pay money into a bank account

把錢存進銀行帳戶

They credited my account with $20 after I pointed out the mistake. 我指出錯誤後，他們給我的帳戶上存入了20美元。

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They've credited my account with another £100.
We'll credit you with the remaining amount next week.

credit verb (BELIEVE)

[ T not continuous ]

to believe something that seems unlikely to be true

信任，相信（不大可能的事）

He even tried to pretend he was my son - can you credit it? 他甚至試圖假裝自己是我兒子——你信嗎？

It was hard to credit some of the stories we heard about her. 我們聽過一些有關她的故事，難以令人置信。

Phrasal verb

credit someone with something

(Translation of credit from the Cambridge English-Chinese (Traditional) Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of credit

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To assess the value of benefits under the hybrid plan, we must specify the interest rate credits applied to participant balances.

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Table 3 presents the proportion of people in mid-life with any state pension entitlements accrued through either contributions or credits by age and caring status.

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Tax credits have become a convenient vehicle for economic stimulation of targeted sectors and are far more acceptable politically than tax increases.

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As one of the two 'dimensions' of cross-curricular education, multiculturalism is credited with being at the core of a successful curriculum.

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Banks were also opened which provided credits for the construction of infrastructure, such as irrigation, reservoirs and wells.

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When the weavers returned the cloth, they would be credited with an amount similarly exaggerated, thus erasing the yarn debt on paper.

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Tax relief policies can benefit family care-givers in the form of tax credits, refundable or non-refundable, or by increasing exemptions or allowances from taxable income.

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Open access prevailed, soft credits were offered and overcapitalisation quickly resulted.

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