Credence is a formal word for accepting something as true — not religious faith, but treating a claim, a story, or a piece of news as believable. English almost never uses it as a thing you “have.” The usual patterns are give credence to and lend credence to: to treat something as true, or to make it easier to believe. If new facts lend credence to a rumour, they make the rumour sound more possible.

Credence is a formal word for accepting something as truecredence是一個正式的字，指把某件事當作真的接受 — not religious faith不是宗教信仰, but treating a claim, a story, or a piece of news as believable而是把一個說法、一個故事，或一則新聞當成可信. English almost never uses it as a thing you "have."英文幾乎不會說你「have」credence。 The usual patterns are give credence to and lend credence to常見的用法是give credence to和lend credence to: to treat something as true, or to make it easier to believe也就是把某件事當真，或讓它更容易讓人相信. If new facts lend credence to a rumour如果新的事實lend credence to一個謠言, they make the rumour sound more possible就是讓這個謠言聽起來更有可能是真的.

In everyday talk people just say believe or take seriously; credence sounds stiff, like news or academic writing.

In everyday talk people just say believe or take seriously日常說話大家就直接說believe或take seriously; credence sounds stiff, like news or academic writingcredence聽起來很生硬，像新聞或學術寫作.

Though actually, there is an older, rarer church sense: a credence table is a small side table. That “trust” idea is also how this word is a doublet of credenza, the furniture word — two descendants of the same Latin root. Students almost always meet the “accept as true” sense.

Though actually不過其實, there is an older, rarer church sense還有一個比較古老、少見的教會用法: a credence table is a small side tablecredence table是一種小邊桌. That "trust" idea is also how this word is a doublet of credenza那種「信任」的概念也是這個字和credenza（餐具櫃）是一對雙生詞的原因, the furniture word就是那個家具的字 — two descendants of the same Latin root兩個都是從同一個拉丁字根來的. Students almost always meet the "accept as true" sense學生幾乎都只會碰到「當作真的接受」這個意思.