1520s, from Middle French crédit (15c.) "belief, trust," from Italian credito, from Latin creditum "a loan, thing entrusted to another," from past participle of credere "to trust, entrust, believe" (see credo). The commercial sense was the original one in English (creditor is mid-15c.). Meaning "honor, acknowledgment of merit," is from c. 1600. Academic sense of "point for completing a course of study" is 1904. Movie/broadcasting sense is 1914. Credit rating is from 1958; credit union is 1881, American English.
credit (v.)
1540s, from credit (n.). Related: Credited; crediting.
例文
1. Make a note of credit card numbers and check expiry dates.
クレジットカード番号をメモし、有効期限をチェックします。
2.Buyers use different ruses to wring free credit out of their suppliers.
買い手たちは供給業者から無利子で買い付けたいと考えている。
3.You 're a nice girl，Lettie，and your kind heart does you credit .
あなたは良い女の子、レティ、あなたの優しさは称賛に値する。
4.The main investor in the project is the French bank Credit National.
このプロジェクトの主な投資先はフランスの国民信用銀行である。
5.A lot of credit must go to the chairman and his father.