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- [usually passive] (formal)
to believe that somebody is responsible for doing or saying something 把…归于；认为（某事为某人所说、所做） - be accredited to somebody
The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century. 通常认为，蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在 11 世纪发明的。 🔊🔊 - be accredited with something
The Arabs are usually accredited with the discovery of distillation. 通常认为，阿拉伯人发明了蒸馏法。 🔊🔊 She is accredited with having first introduced the word into the language. 她是第一个将单词引入语言的人。
- be accredited to somebody
- [usually passive] (specialist)
to choose somebody for an official position, especially as an ambassador 委任，委派（某人为大使等） - accredit something/somebody
to officially approve something/somebody as being of an accepted quality or standard 正式认可 Institutions that do not meet the standards will not be accredited for teacher training. 没有达标的机构不会获得教师培训的资格。 🔊🔊
Word Originearly 17th cent. (in sense (3)): from French accréditer, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + crédit ‘credit’.