Reliability

定义 Definition

reliability：可靠性；可信赖程度。指某人、某物在一段时间内稳定、如预期地表现，让人可以信任、依赖。（在工程/统计语境中也常指“可靠度/稳定性”。）

发音 Pronunciation (IPA)

/rɪˌlaɪəˈbɪləti/

例句 Examples

Reliability is important when choosing a car.
选择汽车时，可靠性很重要。

The engineer improved the system’s reliability by adding backup components and testing it under extreme conditions.
工程师通过增加备份组件并在极端条件下测试，提高了系统的可靠性。

词源 Etymology

来自 rely（依赖、信赖）+ -able（可……的）+ -ity（名词后缀，表示性质/状态），字面含义是“可被依赖的性质”，引申为“可靠性、可信度”。

相关词 Related Words

• Dependability
• Trustworthiness
• Consistency
• Stability
• Credibility
• Robustness
• Accuracy
• Validity

文学作品 Literary Works

• The Jungle — Upton Sinclair
• The Reliability of Experience — David Hume (philosophical work)
• The Reliability of Narrators — Wayne C. Booth (literary criticism context)