credence

credito, credibilità

Fiducia nel fatto che un’affermazione o un’idea sia vera.

In inglese semplice: Belief that a claim or idea is true.

• Few people gave the story credence.
• The photographs lent credence to his account.
• Does this theory deserve any credence?

Come si usa: give credence to something (I give little credence to those rumours.); lend credence to something (The new evidence lends credence to her claim.)

Sinonimi: belief, trust

Contrari: disbelief

Espressioni comuni: give credence to, lend credence to, gain credence

credenza

Piccolo tavolo in una chiesa su cui si appoggiano gli oggetti usati durante una funzione religiosa.

In inglese semplice: A small table in a church for holding things used during a religious service.

• The chalice stood on the credence.
• She covered the credence with white linen.
• The priest took a vessel from the credence beside the altar.

Sinonimi: credence table

Espressioni comuni: credence table, altar credence

credenza

Mobile o tavolo con ripiani su cui si espongono piatti e recipienti per bere di valore.

In inglese semplice: A cupboard or table with shelves for displaying valuable dishes and drinking vessels.

• Silver cups filled the credence.
• An oak credence stood against the dining room wall.
• The antique credence displayed the family’s finest plates.

Sinonimi: sideboard, cabinet, credenza

Espressioni comuni: carved credence, oak credence

grado di credenza, probabilità soggettiva

Numero che esprime quanto una persona ritiene probabile che un’affermazione sia vera.

In inglese semplice: A number expressing how likely someone thinks a statement is to be true.

• My credence in that claim is low.
• She assigned a credence of 0.7 to the hypothesis.
• New evidence changed their credences in several competing theories.

Come si usa: credence in something (Her credence in the claim rose to eighty percent.)

Sinonimi: subjective probability, degree of belief

Espressioni comuni: credence in something, assign a credence