reliable

英 [rɪ'laɪəbl] 美 [rɪ'laɪəbl]

• adj. 可靠的；可信的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 可靠的,可信赖的

   dependable

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 可靠的
2. 可信赖的
3. 确实的
4. 真实可信的
5. 可依靠的
6. 可依赖的
7. 确实的

n. 名词

1. 可靠

英英释义

Adjective:

1. worthy of reliance or trust;

   "a reliable source of information"
   "a dependable worker"
   

2. worthy of being depended on;

   "a dependable worker"
   "an honest working stiff"
   "a reliable sourcSFLe of information"
   "he was true to his word"
   "I would be true for there are those who trust me"
   

3. conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief;

   "an authentic account by an eyewitness"
   "reliable information"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. I don't think he is a reliable man.
   我认为他不是一个可靠的人。
2. She may be slow but at least she's reliable.
   她迟钝是迟钝，但无论如何她很可靠。
3. A reliable car is worth its weight in gold.
   靠得住的汽车就是无价之宝。
4. A man who is dead to the justice is not reliable.
   一个没有正义感的人是不可信的。
5. There is no doubt that he is a reliable person.
   毫无疑问,他是一个可信赖的人。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. The manager thought he was a reliable person and told him all about the new plan.
   经理认为他是一个可靠的人,并把关于新计划的全部内容都告诉了他。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. John is very reliable if he says he'll do something he will do it.
   约翰非常可靠,他说过要做的事就一定会做。
2. Is your watch reliable?
   你的表准吗?

经典引文

• She had an entirely accurate and reliable memory.

  出自： M. Keane

• He..has been a reliable son, very much alive to his duties.

  出自： S. Bellow

• The fence is practically one hundred per cent reliablesthere's been no major breakdown for three years.

  出自： A. C. Clarke

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• reliable boots 耐穿的靴子
• reliable figures〔witness〕 可靠的数字〔证人〕

词源解说

• ☆ 1569年进入英语，直接源自苏格兰语的raliabill。

近反义词

【近义词】

• dependable
• trustworthy

【反义词】

• undependable
• untrustworthy