accredit(动词):正式认可/授权(某人、某机构或某资格);也可指把某成就归功于(to)。常见于教育认证、媒体记者派驻、官方授权等语境。
/əˈkrɛdɪt/
The university is accredited by the national education board.
这所大学获得了国家教育委员会的认证。
Journalists were accredited to cover the international summit, and their reports were later accredited with helping the public understand the agreement.
记者们获准采访这次国际峰会,而他们的报道后来被认为有助于公众理解该协议。
来自拉丁语 accreditare,由 *ad-*(“向、使……”)+ credit 相关词根(“信任、信用”)构成,原义与“给予信任/使值得相信”有关,后来引申为“正式认可、授权”。