资料来源 : pyDict

信用,祭器台,供桌,凭证

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Credence \Cre"dence\, v. t.
   To give credence to; to believe. [Obs.]

Credence \Cre"dence\ (kr[=e]"dens), n. [LL. credentia, fr. L.
   credens, -entis, p. pr. of credere to trust, believe: cf. OF.
   credence. See {Creed}, and cf. {Credent}, {Creance}.]

资料来源 : WordNet®

credence
     n 1: the mental attitude that something is believable and should
          be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip";
          "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for
          200 years" [syn: {acceptance}]
     2: a kind of sideboard or buffet [syn: {credenza}]