形容詞 reliable:

1. worthy of reliance or trust
   同義詞：dependable
2. conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief
   同義詞：authentic
3. worthy of being depended on
   同義詞：dependable, honest, true

1. Is a person's behaviour under stress a reliable gauge of his character?
   人在受到壓力時的行為能作衡量其品性的可靠尺度嗎?
2. She may be slow but at least she's reliable.
   她遲鈍是遲鈍，但無論如何她很可靠。
3. A reliable car is worth its weight in gold.
   靠得住的汽車就是無價之寶。
4. Jane is reliable, but I'm not so sure about Jim.
   簡是信得過的，至於吉姆，我就不敢說了。
5. He won't let you down; he's reliable.
   他值得信賴，不會讓你失望。
6. In respect of financial standing, this firm is reliable.
   在資信方面，這家商行還是很可靠的。
7. The news comes from a reliable source.
   這消息來自可靠的來源。
8. I don't think he is a reliable man.
   我認為他不是一個可靠的人。

re.li.a.ble

adj.（形容詞）
Capable of being relied on; dependable:
可信賴的；可靠的：
例句：
a reliable assistant; a reliable car.
可靠的助手；經久耐用的汽車

【引伸】
reli.abil.ity 或
reli.ableness
n.（名詞）
reli.ably
adv.（副詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>reliable,dependable,responsible,trustworthy,trustyThe central meaning shared by these adjectives is .worthy of reliance or trust.:
這些形容詞共有的中心意思是.值得依賴或信任的.
例句：
a reliable source of information;
可靠的消息來源；

例句：
a dependable worker;
可靠的工人；

例句：
a responsible used-car dealer;
負責任的舊汽車商人；

例句：
a trustworthy report;
值得信賴的報道；

例句：
a trusty servant of the state.
可靠的國家公務員