基本释义
A
credo
is a set of beliefs, principles, or opinions that strongly influence the way a person lives or works.
n. 信条，教义
To be a powerful agent of empathy, bringing people together and setting them free. The best example of this
credo
is Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, in which he weaves Schiller’s great Enlightenment text “An die Freude” (“Ode to Joy”), about the unity and brotherhood of mankind, into music of rousing and enduring glory.
成为一个强大的同理心的代理人，把人们聚集在一起，并给他们自由。这一信条最好的例子就是贝多芬的《第九交响曲》，他在其中把席勒伟大的启蒙作品《欢乐颂》，关于人类的团结和兄弟情谊，编织成令人振奋和持久的荣耀音乐。
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单词
credo
里的词根cred，来源于拉丁语
credere
，表示“
相信，信用
”，在英语里，很多包含
cred
的单词，都与此相关，例如：
credit
/ˈkredɪt/
n. 信任，学分
credential
/krəˈdenʃəl/
n. 凭据
credible
/ˈkredəbəl/
adj. 可靠的，可信的
accredit
/əˈkredɪt/
v. 委任，信任
discredit
/dɪsˈkredɪt/
v. 不信任，怀疑
credulous
/ˈkredʒələs/
adj. 轻信的
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真题例句
The
credo
was taken to imply that decorative elements, which architects call "ornament," were superfluous in modern buildings. However, Sullivan himself neither thought nor designed along such dogmatic lines during the peak of his career.
这一信条的意思是，建筑师们称之为“装饰”的装饰元素在现代建筑中是多余的。然而，沙利文本人在他职业生涯的巅峰时期，既没有按照这样的教条路线去思考，也没有按照这样的路线去设计。
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