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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

可靠的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kě kào de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reliable/rɪˈlaɪ.ə.bəl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他是一个非常可靠的人。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As adjective
  1. 1

    Consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted.

    "We need a reliable car for the long road trip."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb rely, which comes from Middle English relien, originating from Old French relier ('to fasten, bind, rally'), from Latin religare. The suffix -able was added later in English to denote capability or worthiness, evolving to mean capable of being relied upon or trustworthy.

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