credit

belief, faith, confidence, conviction, credit, trust

这些名词都有“相信，信任”之意。
belief: 普通用词，指单纯从主观上的相信，不着重这种相信是否有根据。
faith: 语气较强，强调完全相信；有时也能仅凭感觉产生的相信。
confidence: 指对某人某事有充分信心，断定不会使人失望，因而给予信任。
conviction: 多指根据长期交往或实践，对某人某事有了认识和了解后产生的信心和相信，侧重其坚定性。
credit: 语气最弱，着重以声誉为信任的基础。
trust: 强调相信、信任的完全可靠。

名词 credit:

1. approval
   同义词：recognition
2. money available for a client to borrow
3. an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
   同义词：credit entry
4. used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise;
5. arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services
   同义词：deferred payment
6. recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours
   同义词：course credit
7. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
   同义词：citation, cite, acknowledgment, reference, mention, quotation
8. an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work

动词 credit:

1. give someone credit for something
2. give credit for
   同义词：accredit
3. accounting: enter as credit
4. have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of

1. It is greatly to your credit that you gave back the money you found; your honesty does you credit.
   你拾金不昧是非常难能可贵的; 你很诚实，应该受表扬。
2. She was given the credit for what I had done.
   事情是我做的，她却受到称赞。
3. His improved performance does credit to his trainer.
   他的表演有进步，这应该归功於他的教练。
4. The bank refused further credits to the company.
   银行拒绝再贷款给这家公司。
5. He is a credit to the family.
   他是家族中的光荣。
6. No credit is given at this shop.
   这家商店概不赊欠。

cred.it

n.Abbr. cr.（名词）缩写 cr.
Belief or confidence in the truth of something.See Synonyms at belief
信心，信任：对某物真实性的信任或信心参见 belief
A reputation for sound character or quality; standing.
信誉：因其可靠的特征或品质而获得的声誉；名望
A source of honor or distinction:
荣誉：光荣或荣誉的来源：
例句：
She is a credit to her family.
她为家庭增了光

Approval for an act, ability, or quality; praise:
赞同，赞扬：对某一行为、能力或质量的赞同；赞扬：
例句：
Why should he get all the creditô
为什么他受到了所有人的赞扬ô

Influence based on the good opinion or confidence of others.
信誉：对他人有好感或信任的基础上所受到的影响
Often credits An acknowledgment of work done, as in the production of a motion picture or publication:
常作 credits 致谢名单：在电影或出版物中对工作完成的致谢或姓名表：
例句：
At the end of the film we stayed to watch the credits.
电影结束后我们留下来看致谢的名单

Official certification or recognition that a student has successfully completed a course of study:
学分及格证书：学生圆满完成某一门学科的正式证明或确认：
例句：
He received full credit for his studies at a previous school.
他在一所先前的学校取得了所有课程的学分

A unit of study so certified:
学分：由此证明的学科的学习量：
例句：
This course carries three credits.
这门课程有三个学分

Reputation for solvency and integrity entitling a person to be trusted in buying or borrowing:
信用：给予某人的证明，其在买入或借款时可以信任的在清偿能力和诚实上的声誉：
例句：
You should have no trouble getting the loan if your credit is good.
如果你信誉良好，要取得这笔贷款就没有什么问题了

An arrangement for deferred payment of a loan or purchase:
赊欠：对某一项贷款或达成延期付款的约定：
例句：
a store that offers credit; bought my stereo on credit.
提供赊帐的商店；我赊购了一台音响

The terms governing such an arrangement:
赊欠条款：控制这类约定的条款：
例句：
low prices and easy credit.
低价而简易的信贷

The time allowed for deferred payment:
赊欠期，延缓期：允许延期付款的时间：
例句：
an automatic 30-day credit on all orders.
所有的定单都有30天的缴款延缓期

Accounting
【会计学】
The deduction of a payment made by a debtor from an amount due.
贷款扣除额：由欠债人从应付数目中的付款扣除
The right-hand side of an account on which such amounts are entered.
贷方金额：记入这类数目的一本帐户的右方
An entry or the sum of the entries on this side.
贷记：在这一方的记入或记入总数
The positive balance or amount remaining in a person`s account.
存款：在某人帐户上的正差额或数目
A credit line.
贷方的最高限额
v.tr.（及物动词）
cred.it.ed,cred.it.ing,cred.its
To believe in; trust:
相信；信任：
例句：
.She refused steadfastly to credit the reports of his death.(Agatha Christie)
.她拒绝接受他的死讯.(阿加莎·克里斯蒂)

To regard as having performed an action or being endowed with a quality:
使相信有…：认为…执行了一项行动或有某种素质：
例句：
had to credit them with good intentions.
必须让他们相信这用意是好的

To ascribe to a person; attribute:
把…归于某人；认为属于…：
例句：
credit the invention to him.See Synonyms at attribute
将这项发明归功于他参见 attribute

Accounting
【会计学】
To enter as a credit:
记入帐户的贷方：
例句：
credited $500 to her account.
记入500美元的贷款

To make a credit entry in:
在…上贷记：
例句：
credit an account.
在帐目记入贷方

To give or award an educational credit to.
给予荣誉：给予或授予教育上的荣誉
Archaic To bring honor or distinction to.
【古语】 为…增光，给…带来荣誉

来源：
French
法语
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Old Italian credito
源自 古意大利语 credito
from Latin crôditum [loan] [from neuter past participle of] crôdere [to entrust] * see kerd-
源自 拉丁语 crôditum [贷款] [] 源自crôdere的中性过去分词 [委托] *参见 kerd-