adj .
eager to believe ; gullible 믿고 싶어하는 ; 잘 속는

• The _____ postal patron believed that he had won a million dollars from Publishers Clearing House.
  남의 말을 잘 믿는 그 우편물 수령인은 자기가 클레어링 하우스 출판사로부터 백만달러의 상금을 받게 되었다고 믿었다.
• Paula was so _____ that she simply nodded happily when Ralph told her he could teach her how to fly. Paula's credulity was limitless.
• _____ should not be confused with credible. To be credible is to be believable.
• Almost anything, however incredible, is credible to a _____ person. Larry's implausible story of heroism was not credible. Still, _____ old Louis believed it.
• A story that cannot be believed is incredible. If you don't believe that story somelone just told you, you are in_____.
• If something is credible it may gain credence, which means belief or intellectual acceptance. The chemist's sound techniques inspired credence in the scientific world.
  신뢰할 수 있는 것이라면 그것은 믿음이나 지적 수용을 의미하는 credence (믿음, 신용)을 얻을 것이다. 그 화학자의 믿을만한 기술은 과학계에서 신뢰를 받았다.
• No one could prove Frank's theory, but his standing at the university helped it gain credence.
  아무도 프랭크의 이론을 증명할 수 없었지만 대학 내에서 그의 지위가 그의 이론이 신용을 얻는 데 도움이 되었다.