3N-UNCOUNT 宗教信仰Faith is strong religious belief in a particular God. 宗教信仰
Umberto Eco's loss of his own religious faith is reflected in his novels.
翁贝托·艾柯个人宗教信仰的丧失反映在了他的小说里。
4PHRASE 背弃;对…不忠;脱离 If you break faith with someone you made a promise to or something you believed in, you stop acting in a way that supports them. 背弃;对…不忠;脱离
If we don't, we're breaking faith with our people!
如果我们不这样,就是对我们的人民背信弃义!
SYN be disloyal to, betray, be unfaithful to, be untrue to
5PHRASE 真诚地;真心实意地;好意地 If you do something in good faith, you seriously believe that what you are doing is right, honest, or legal, even though this may not be the case. 真诚地;真心实意地;好意地
This report was published in good faith but we regret any confusion which may have been caused.
6PHRASE 信守(诺言);恪守 If you keep faith with someone you have made a promise to or something you believe in, you continue to support them even when it is difficult to do so. 信守(诺言);恪守
He has made one of the most powerful American films of the year by keeping faith with his radical principles.
1trust in sb/sth信任(感)ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAITH | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤enormous, great, tremendous巨大的/很大的/極大的信任▸➤absolute, complete, implicit, total, unshakable, unwavering絕對的/完全的/毫無疑問的/充分的/不可動搖的/毫不動搖的信任➤little幾乎不信任◇I have little faith in doctors these days.我如今幾乎不相信醫生。➤blind盲目的信任◇He seems to have a blind faith in his boss.他似乎盲目信任他的老闆。➤abiding持久的信任◇an artist whose work reflects his abiding faith in humanity作品體現其一貫的人道主義信念的藝術家➤renewed重新建立的信任▸➤touching讓人感動的信任◇She showed a touching faith in my ability to resolve any and every difficulty.她相信我有能力解決任何困難,這令人感動。➤public公眾的信任◇Business crime undermines public faith in the business system.商業犯罪會破壞公眾對商業系統的信任。VERB + FAITH➤have有信心▸➤pin, place, put相信;信任◇He distrusted political systems and placed his faith in the genius of individuals.他不相信政治體制,而是相信個人天賦。◇She did not pin much faith on their chances of success.她不太相信他們能獲得成功。➤show表示信任➤share有共同的信仰◇I wish I shared your faith in the jury system.但願我能和你一樣相信陪審團制度。➤lack, lose缺乏信任;失去信心◇people who lose faith in themselves失去自信的人們➤shake, undermine動搖信任;削弱信心▸➤destroy破壞信任▸➤renew, restore重樹信心;恢復信任◇They are trying to restore faith in the political system.他們正努力恢復對政治體制的信任。➤regain重新獲得信任▸➤retain保持信任◇If the company can retain its customers' faith it could become the market leader.如果這家公司能持續獲得顧客的信任,就會成為市場的領導者。➤affirm, express, proclaim聲明/表示/宣示信任PREPOSITION➤faith in對⋯的信任◇Her faith in human nature had been badly shaken.她對人性的信心已大大動搖了。PHRASES➤an act of faith信任之舉➤a lack of faith信心的缺乏▸➤a leap of faith具冒險性質的信任◇These reforms are totally untested and will require a leap of faith on the part of teachers.這些改革措施完全沒有經過檢驗,需要教師大膽地給予信任。➤have every faith in sb充分信任某人faith
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2strong religious belief宗教信仰ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAITH | FAITH + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤religious宗教信仰▸➤deep, genuine, strong, true堅定的/真實的/強烈的/真正的信仰▸➤simple單純的信仰▸➤unquestioning絕對的信仰➤new-found新的信仰◇her new-found faith in Jesus她新近才有的對耶穌的信仰➤active積極的信仰◇a large decline in the number of people who have an active faith of any sort有某種積極信仰的人的數量的大幅度下降➤personal個人信仰VERB + FAITH➤have有信仰▸➤come to, find有了/找到信仰◇He found faith gradually, rather than in a sudden conversion.他的信仰是逐漸形成的,不是突然皈依。➤lack, lose缺乏/喪失信仰▸➤shake, undermine動搖/破壞信仰▸➤regain重新獲得信仰➤strengthen加強信仰▸➤proclaim聲明信仰FAITH + NOUN➤healer, healing信仰治療者/療法PREPOSITION➤through faith通過信仰◇They believe that people can come to salvation through faith.他們相信人們能夠通過信仰得救。➤faith in信奉⋯◇After her son's death she lost her faith in God.自從兒子死後,她不再相信上帝。PHRASES➤an article of faith (oftenfigurative) 信條◇The team's greatness was an article of faith for him (= a belief that could not be questioned).他堅信這是一支偉大的隊伍。faith
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3religion宗教ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAITH | FAITH + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤living仍有人信奉的宗教◇Christianity is a living faith which has shaped their history.基督教塑造了他們的歷史,而且至今還有人信奉。➤world世界性的宗教◇The study of other world faiths is an important part of religious education.研究其他世界性宗教是宗教教育的重要部份。➤Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, etc.天主教、猶太教、伊斯蘭教、錫克教等VERB + FAITH➤profess表明宗教信仰▸➤practise/practice信奉某宗教◇Christians were allowed to practise / practice their faith unmolested by the authorities.基督徒獲准信教,不受當局干涉。➤keep alive, uphold使宗教存在下去;維護宗教信仰◇Their aim was to keep alive the traditional Jewish faith.他們的目標是使傳統的猶太教信仰生生不息。➤pass on, preach, spread, teach傳承/傳授/傳播/講授宗教信仰◇the role of parents in passing on the faith to their children父母在給孩子傳承宗教信仰方面所起的作用◇He felt the call to preach the faith to others.他感受到向他人傳播宗教信仰的召喚。FAITH + NOUN➤tradition宗教信仰傳統➤community, group有共同宗教信仰的集體/團體◇a committee which is made up of members of different faith groups由不同宗教信仰團體的成員組成的委員會➤school (BrE) 宗教信仰流派◇the debate on faith schools宗教信仰流派之爭PHRASES➤people of different faiths持不同宗教信仰的人faith
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4intention to do right善意ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAITH | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤bad, good不良意圖;好的意圖◇The judge did not find any bad faith (= intention to do wrong) on the part of the defendants.法官沒有發現被告有任何不良意圖。VERB + FAITH➤break (= break a promise to sb)不守信用PHRASES➤in bad faith存心不良◇Thet had entered into the contract in bad faith.德簽訂合同時就居心不良。➤in good faith真誠地◇We printed the report in good faith, but have now learned that it was incorrect.我們如實打印了報告,但是現在知道不該那麼做。➤keep faith with sb對某人信守諾言◇As manager, he was not prepared to keep faith with (= keep a promise to) the players who had failed him.作為主教練,他不打算對令他失望的球員守信。➤keep the faith保持忠誠◇They kept the faith (= remained faithful) in the face of ridicule.面對嘲笑,他們一直忠貞不渝。
faith noun ⇨faith (show/lose faith in sb/sth)⇨religion (people of different faiths)faith
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faith ♦︎ belief ♦︎ trust ♦︎ confidence ♦︎ certainty ♦︎ convictionThese are all words for the feeling that you have when you are sure about sb/sth's abilities or good qualities.这些词均表示信任、相信、信心。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆faith / belief / trust / confidence in sb / sth◆great / absolute faith / belief / trust / confidence / certainty / conviction◆public faith / belief / trust / confidence◆to have / show faith / trust / confidence◆to lack faith / belief / confidence / conviction◆to lose faith / sb's trust / confidence◆to undermine faith / belief / trust / confidence / certainty◆to shake sb's faith / belief / confidence / conviction◆to destroy sb's faith / belief / trust / confidence◆to put / place your faith / trust in sb / sth◆a lack of faith / belief / trust / confidence / certainty / conviction■faith [uncountable, singular] the feeling of being sure about sb's ability or good qualities; the feeling of being sure that sb/sth will do what they promise信任;相信;信心◆I have great faith in you-I know you'll do well.我对你有信心,我知道你会干好的。◆Her friend's kindness restored her faith in human nature.她朋友的善意使她恢复了对人性的信心。ⓘ If you have blind faith in sb/sth, you believe in them without question, often in a way that seems unreasonable to others. * blind faith指对人或事物不加怀疑的盲目相信,在别人看来常显得有些不可理喻。 see also faith ⇨ religion, faithful ⇨ reliable1■belief [uncountable] a strong feeling that sb/sth exists or is true; faith that sb/sth is good or right相信;信心◆I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing.我佩服他对自己工作所抱的坚定信心。◆Belief in God is more than a matter of logic.信仰上帝是超越逻辑的事情。 see also believe in sth ⇨ in favour (of sb/sth), believe in sb ⇨ trustverb▸believe
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[transitive, intransitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) ◆I don't believe you!我不相信你的话!◆People used to believe that the earth was flat.人们一度认为地球是平的。◆The god appears only to those who believe.神只对信者显现。OPPdisbelieve ⇨ suspect■trust [uncountable] the feeling that you can rely on sb/sth because they are good, sincere and honest and will not try to harm or deceive you相信;信任;信赖◆It has taken years to earn their trust.花了好多年才赢得他们的信任。◆She will not betray your trust(= do sth that you have asked her not to do).她不会辜负你对她的信任。◆Many people feel it is a breach of trust to give out information about their loved one.许多人认为公开关于所爱之人的事情是背信行为。 see also trust ⇨ trustverb, trusted ⇨ reliable1, trusting ⇨ naive■confidence [uncountable] the feeling that you can be sure about the abilities or good qualities of sb/sth信心;信任;信赖◆A fall in unemployment will help to restore consumer confidence.失业人数的下降会有助于恢复消费者的信心。◆She has every confidence in her students' abilities.她完全相信自己学生的能力。 see also confident ⇨ sure, have confidence in sb/sth ⇨ trustverbNOTE辨析 Faith or confidence?Faith is used especially in the context of human relationships; confidence is used especially in business contexts. * faith尤用于描述人际关系的语境,confidence尤用于商务语境。■certainty [uncountable] the state of having no doubt that sth is true or correct确信;确实;确定性◆There is no certainty that the president's removal would end the civil war.总统下台是否会结束内战现在还很难说。◆I can't say with any certainty where I'll be next week.我无法确定我下周会在什么地方。OPPuncertainty ⇨ doubtnoun1 see also certain ⇨ sure■conviction kənˈvɪkʃn [uncountable] the feeling or appearance of believing sth strongly and of being sure about it深信;坚信;肯定◆'Not true!' she said with conviction.“不对!”她肯定地说道。◆The leader's speech in defence of the policy didn't carry much conviction.那位领导人为政策辩护的讲话不是很有说服力。