reliable

• adj. 可靠的；可信賴的
• n. 可靠的人

來自 rely,依靠，信賴。

reliable (adj.)

1560s, raliabill, Scottish; see rely + -able. Not common before 1850; and sometimes execrated thereafter in Britain as an Americanism because it involves a use of -able different from its use in provable, etc., but defended (by OED, Century Dictionary, etc.) on grounds of use of the suffix in available, laughable, etc.. Related: Reliably.

1. Broadcast news was accurate and reliable but deadly dull.

新聞廣播準確可靠但卻非常枯燥。

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2. Both of them, I may say, are thoroughly reliable men.

可以說，他倆都是絕對可靠的人。

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3. He was a sound businessman, totally reliable and incorruptible.

他是個正直的商人，完全可靠，不會被收買。

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4. Richard Dorrington was, in their eyes, a very sensible and reliable man.

在他們眼中，理查德·多林頓是個非常可靠的明白人。

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5. Trains are reliable, cheap and best for long-distance journeys.

火車安全可靠、費用低廉，最適宜長途旅行。

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