2020-09-05
170802-1 คำชวนสับสน ในการใช้ ชุด C – Credit & accredit
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง “credit” = “KRED-it”
ออกเสียง “accredit” = “uh-KRED-it”
SYNONYM STUDY FOR CREDIT
Credit, repute, reputation, standing
refer to one's status in the estimation of a community.
Credit refers to business and financial status and the amount of money for which a person will be trusted.
Repute is particularly what is reported about someone, the favor in which the person is held, etc.: a man of fine repute among his acquaintances.
Reputation is the moral and other character commonly ascribed to someone: of unblemished reputation.
Standing is one's positionin a community, or rank and condition in life: a man of good standing and education.
What does credit mean in finance?
The term credit has severalfinancial meanings,
but all of them are based on the confidence and trust that lenders
or vendors have in an individual’s ability to pay in a timely fashion.
(Credit is ultimately derived from Latin crēdere “to believe, entrust, give credit.”)
Credit can involve entrusting a buyer with goods or services without requiring immediate payment.
Credit can also involvea transaction in which a lender provides financing to a borrower in return for future monthly repayments, usually including interest.
And if a person has a reputation for financial solvency and honesty,
we can say that he or she has good credit.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions
อธิบาย เมื่อใช้ “credit” เป็น กริยา หมายถึง
“to put faith in”= ‘ให้ความศรัทธาใน’ หรือ
“to trust”= ‘ไว้วางใจ’ หรือ
“to believe in”= ‘เชื่อถือใน’ เช่น
‘I do not hesitate to credityou with good intentions.’
‘The bank refused further credit to the company.’
‘We did all the work and she gets all the credit!’
‘Your honesty does you great credit.’
ส่วน “accredit” หมายถึง
“to certify”= ‘รับรอง’ หรือ ‘ค้ำประกัน’ หรือ
“to attribute to”= ‘เป็นของ’ หรือ ‘น่าจะมาจาก’ หรือ
“to invest with power/authority”= ‘มอบ อำนาจ/สิทธิ ให้’ เช่น
‘That statement was accreditedto Winston Churchill.’
‘When he left the Senate, he was accredited as Ambassador to Peru.’
‘He was accreditedwith being one of the world’s fastest sprinters.’
‘The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs.’
อาจใช้คำใดก็ได้ ระหว่าง “credit”และ “accredit”
“เมื่อเห็นว่า การกระทำบางอย่าง มีผล ที่เป็นประโยชน์แก่บางคน” เช่น
‘The discovery of this virus was credited (หรือ accredited) to Professor John O’Reilly.’
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for credit
Noun
BELIEF, FAITH, CREDENCE, CREDIT
mean assent to the truth of something offered for acceptance.
BELIEF may or may not imply certitude in the believer. my belief that I had caught all the errors
FAITH almost always implies certitude even where there is no evidence or proof. an unshakable faith in God
CREDENCE suggests intellectual assent without implying anything about grounds for assent. a theory now given credence by scientists
CREDIT may imply assent on grounds other than direct proof. gave full credit to the statement of a reputable witness
INFLUENCE, AUTHORITY, PRESTIGE, WEIGHT, CREDIT
mean power exerted over the minds or behavior of others.
INFLUENCE may apply to a force exercised and received consciously or unconsciously. used her influence to get the bill passed
AUTHORITY implies the power of winning devotion or allegiance or of compelling acceptance and belief. his opinions lacked authority
PRESTIGE implies the ascendancy given by conspicuous excellence or reputation for superiority. the prestige of the newspaper
WEIGHT implies measurable or decisive influence in determining acts or choices. their wishes obviously carried much weight
CREDIT suggests influence that arises from the confidence of others. his credit with the press
Verb
ASCRIBE, ATTRIBUTE, ASSIGN, IMPUTE, CREDIT
mean to lay something to the account of a person or thing.
ASCRIBE suggests an inferring or conjecturing of cause, quality, authorship. forged paintings formerly ascribed to masters
ATTRIBUTE suggests less tentativeness than ASCRIBE, less definiteness than ASSIGN. attributed to Rembrandt but possibly done by an associate
ASSIGN implies ascribing with certainty or after deliberation. assigned the bones to the Cretaceous period
IMPUTE suggests ascribing something that brings discredit by way of accusation or blame. tried to impute sinister motives to my actions
CREDIT implies ascribing a thing or especially an action to a person or other thing as its agent, source, or explanation. credited his teammates for his success