喜樂美語
  1. 1nB2/rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪləti/可靠性；可信賴

    The quality of being able to be trusted, or of working well when you need it.

    示範例句 · Example

    Car buyers care about safety and reliability more than speed.

    逐字汽車買家關心安全和可靠性多過速度。

    「reliability」是不可數名詞，核心意思是「有多可靠、你敢不敢把事情交給它／他」。它跟形容詞 reliable 是一家人：a reliable friend → the reliability of a friend；a reliable car → the car's reliability。核心畫面可以想成「穩不穩、靠不靠得住」的程度。

    常見搭配

    • the reliability of something/somebody

      某事物／某人的可靠性

      how much you can trust a thing or person

      They discussed the reliability of the weather app.

    • question / doubt the reliability

      質疑…的可靠性

      to wonder whether something can really be trusted

      Some students doubted the reliability of the online poll.

    • test / check / prove the reliability

      測試／檢查／證明可靠性

      to find out whether something works well and can be trusted

      The class tested the reliability of two measuring tools.

    • high / low / proven reliability

      高／低／已證實的可靠性

      working very well and trustably, or not; already shown to be trustable

      The bike's proven reliability made the long trip feel safer.

    • safety and reliability

      安全與可靠性

      being safe and also able to be trusted to work well

      The brochure talked about the car's safety and reliability.

    • someone's reliability

      某人的可靠／可信賴

      how much you can trust a person to do what they say

      Her reliability earned her the class helper job.

    意思相反

    unreliability

core核心畫面

The quality of turning out the same way every time you need it — the car that starts on the tenth cold morning as well as the first, the friend who actually shows up. It is not about being excellent once; it is about not letting you down when it matters.

可以想成：每次需要的時候，結果都一樣的那種特質——第十個寒冷早晨照樣發得動的車、說會到就真的會到的朋友。它講的不是「某一次表現很好」，而是「關鍵時刻不會出包」。這也是它跟 quality（品質）的差別：品質看單次好壞，reliability 看的是穩不穩。

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意思相反

unreliability

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

reliabilitynoun

  • 1

    The quality of being reliable, dependable, or trustworthy.

    • Above all, rail needs to be boring. By that, I mean that it must run its timetable reliably, day-in and day-out. Punctuality and reliability remain the bedrock of a successful railway.
  • 2

    educationthe ability to measure the same thing consistently (of a measurement indicating the degree to which the measure is consistent); that is, repeated measurements would give the same result (See also validity).

  • 3

    engineeringnatural-sciencesphysical-sciencesmeasurable time of work before failure

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