credible / credit 易混淆字
credible 是「可信的」，credit 是「功勞、信用」。
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This story may sound highly credible, but there seems to be no solid evidence that it inspired the creation of the treats we know of today as fortune cookies.
這個故事聽起來可能很可信，但似乎沒有確切證據顯示，它啟發了我們今天所知的幸運籤餅這種點心的創造。（聽起來很可信）
- credible：「可信的」，和 credit「信用」是同一家的字，都和「相信」有關
- solid evidence：「確切的證據」
- there seems to be no…：「似乎沒有…」
- inspire：「啟發」
- treat：這裡是「點心」
- the treats (that) we know of today as…：「我們今天稱為…的點心」，省略關係代名詞 that
113 學測｜詞彙題
The team complained that its leader always took the credit for all the hard work done by the team members.
這個團隊抱怨，他們的領導者總是把團隊成員辛苦工作的功勞攬在自己身上。（把功勞攬在自己身上）
- 考點：take the credit for…＝「把…的功勞攬在自己身上」，credit 在這裡是「功勞」。take advantage of…是「利用」，後面要接 of；revenge「報復」、remedy「補救」意思不通
- complain that…：「抱怨…」
- all the hard work done by the team members：done by… 過去分詞，修飾 work
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King Henry V of England is credited with having invented the first true passport, as a way of helping his subjects prove who they were in foreign lands.
英格蘭國王亨利五世被認為發明了第一本真正的護照，作為幫助子民在外國證明身分的方法。（被認為是…的發明者）
- prove who they were：「證明自己是誰」
- 背景：亨利五世（Henry V）是 15 世紀初的英格蘭國王。
怎麼判斷
- credible 是「可信的」，形容故事、說法或人可以相信。例：a credible witness（可信的證人）
- credit 當名詞是「功勞」或「信用」，如 take the credit for …（把…的功勞攬在自己身上）；說「把 B 的功勞歸給 A」可以用 credit A with B，也可以說 credit B to A。
- credit card 是「信用卡」。
自我檢測
107 學測｜文意選填
1. This story may sound highly ＿＿＿＿, but there seems to be no solid evidence that it inspired the creation of the treats we know of today as fortune cookies.
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2. The team complained that its leader always took the ＿＿＿＿ for all the hard work done by the team members.