| 单词 | reliable |
| 释义 | re·li·able < reliable witness > < reliable history > : worthy of dependence or reliance : of proven consistency in producing satisfactory results < reliable recipe > < reliable remedy > specifically < reliable intelligence test > < reliable measuring device > Synonyms: < a reliable employee > < reliable guards at the gates > < reliable on duty, but a wild, desperate fellow off the deck of his ship — A. Conan Doyle > < a reliable machine > < reliable testimony > dependable is a close synonym for reliable and may indicate a steady predictability or trustworthiness or reliability worthy of fullest confidence < a dependable workman > < dependable amounts of rainfall > < a dependable hard-working physician > < the most dependable of our allies > trustworthy indicates meriting confidence for proved soundness, integrity, veracity, judgment, or ability < after considerable deliberation on the part of the captain and mate, four of the seamen were pitched upon as the most trustworthy — Herman Melville > < his careful use of sources makes him the first trustworthy American historian — American Guide Series: Massachusetts > trusty implies that the person or thing described has been tested and found dependable < trusty servants who have been with us for some time — A. Conan Doyle > tried likewise stresses proved dependability < the men who fought there were the tried fighters, the hammered, the weather-beaten, the very hard-dying men — S.V.Benét > |
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