article of faith

英 [ˌɑːtɪkl əv ˈfeɪθ]

美 [ˌɑːrtɪkl əv ˈfeɪθ]

n.  信条; 信念

牛津词典

noun

• 信条；信念
  something you believe very strongly, as if it were a religious belief

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 信条；信念
  If something is anarticle of faithfor a person or group, they believe in it totally.
  1. For Republicans it is almost an article of faith that this tax should be cut.
     共和党人几乎是坚定不移地主张这项税收需削减。

英英释义

noun

• an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
  Synonym:convictionstrong belief
• (Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided
  Synonym:credendum

双语例句

• At the same time, this article outlines the theoretical basis for the construction of good faith in Government, and on this basis I analyze urgency.
  同时，概述了政府诚信建设的理论基础，并在此基础上分析了在我国构建诚信政府的必要性和紧迫性。
• The article explores the concept, foundation and the condition of the legal faith.
  法律信仰即关于法律的信仰或法律领域中的信仰，指人们对某种在其看来具有普遍价值的法律观念抱有深刻信任的情感状态。
• Even if China becomes stronger, we will not seek hegemony because we have learned from our bitterest experience in the modern period that one should not impose on others he himself does not desire. This is an article of faith for us.
  即使中国发展强大起来，我们也不会称霸，因为中国在近现代历史的惨痛遭遇中有深刻感受，己所不欲，勿施于人，这是中国人的信条。
• It was an article of faith for New Labour that you promote competition, and help consumers.
  对新工党来说，鼓励竞争和帮助消费者是一种信念。
• The article introduces and addresses the application of the utmost good faith as the elementary principle of Insurance Law in the fields of Insurance Law through the analysis into the utmost good faith.
  本文通过对最大诚信原则（theutmostgoodfaith）的分析，介绍并论述了作为保险法基本原则的最大诚信原则在保险法上的适用。
• Because the details of CDT are well beyond the scope of this article, you will need to take a leap of faith at this point.
  因为CDT的细节部分已经超出了本篇文章的讨论范围，您可以跳过这点。
• This article will research the foundation of the emotion of the religious faith.
  本文试图对宗教构成要素之一的宗教信仰的情感基础略作探讨。
• It is an article of faith in bullion markets that the US will be the last country to dispose of its gold stock.
  黄金市场的一条信念是，美国将是最后一个处置其黄金储备的国家。
• Accentuating the positive is an article of faith here.
  强调积极面在这里已变成一种信仰。
• Far from posing a threat to the Government, its followers are expected to avoid political partisanship as an article of faith.
  作为信条之一，巴哈伊的追随者们将避免干涉政治，更谈不上对政府构成威胁了。