credential
n 凭据;（pl)国书（cred+ential表形容词或名词→让人相信的东西→凭据）
释义2：
credential
/ kri5denFEl /
◙ noun1. [一般作 credentials] a qualification, achievement, personal quality, or aspect of a person's background, typically when used to indicate that they are suitable for something• 证书；文凭 »recruitment is based mainly on academic credentials. 招聘主要依据文凭。 a document or certificate proving a person's identity or qualifications• （证明身份或能力的）证件 a letter of introduction given by a government to an ambassador before a new posting• （政府为新任大使提供的）国书◙ verb1. [with obj.] [usu. as adj. credentialed] (chiefly N. Amer.)provide with credentials• [主北美] 给…提供证件【语源】
1. late Middle English: from medieval Latin credentialis, from credentia (see credence ). The original use was as an adjective in the sense 'giving credence to, recommending', frequently in
credential letters or
papers, hence
credentials (mid 17th cent.)
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