0 Someone or something that is reliable can be trusted or believed because he, she, or it works or behaves well in the way you expect:
reliable information
Gideon is very reliable - if he says he'll do something, he'll do it.
1 deserving trust; dependable:
2 reliable information or data is accurate or able to be trusted:
Broker-dealers must use their judgment in assessing whether the issuer information is from a reliable source.
reliable information/data/evidence Currently, investors do not always have access to reliable information when they need it.
reliable figures/estimates/indicators The Consumer Price Index is a reasonably reliable indicator of inflation.
more/less reliable Research results are more reliable when they are independent of the person who has conducted the study.
3 a machine, piece of equipment, or system that is reliable always works well without breaking down:
Consumer demand for fuel-efficient, reliable vehicles is on the increase.
People are often willing to pay a premium for a familiar, reliable service.
While these disks function well as backup storage, they aren't reliable enough for long-term archiving.
more/less/the least, etc. reliable The hard disk on which data is stored is probably the least reliable component in a PC.
4 a reliable person is someone that you can trust to work hard and do what they say they will do:
What is the most reliable method of contraception?
A great deal of effort has gone into making the software reliable.
We have reliable information that a strike is planned next month.
This survey is considered to be a reliable barometer of public opinion.
It is equally true, however, that the party's narrow class base rendered it an increasingly less than reliable champion of democratic rights.
This provides smooth and reliable global motion paths which avoid local obstacles from the current position to the goal destination.
The unambiguous identification and interpretation of these phenomena requires both reliable experimental data and application of advanced theoretical models.
中文繁体
可信賴的, 可靠的, 真實可信的…
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可信赖的, 可靠的, 真实可信的…
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fiable, fiable [masculine-feminine, singular]…
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confiável…
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信頼できる…
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güvenilir, emin, itimat edilebilir…
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digne de confiance, fiable…
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fiable…
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