| 释义 |
reˈliableness
[f. prec. + -ness.]
The quality or state of being reliable.
1847in Webster. 1862Mill Logic ii. vii. (ed. 5) I. 303 The number of steps in an argument does not subtract from its reliableness, if [etc.]. 1863Hawthorne Old Home (1883) I. 52 There is a certain sturdy reliableness common among them. 1871Smiles Charac. i. 8 Thus reliableness becomes a passport to the general esteem and confidence of mankind. |