faith

英 [feɪθ]

美 [feɪθ]

n.  信任; 相信; 信心; 宗教信仰; (某一)宗教

复数：faiths　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1738 / COCA.1326

同义词辨析

beliefcreditfaith【导航词义：相信】

习惯用语

n.

break/keep faith with sb
• 对某人不守信用 / 守信用；不忠诚 / 忠诚于某人
  to break/keep a promise that you have made to sb; to stop/continue being loyal to sb
in bad faith
• 存心不良；背信弃义地
  knowing that what you are doing is wrong
in good faith
• 真诚；诚心诚意
  believing that what you are doing is right; believing that sth is correct
• We printed the report in good faith but have now learnt that it was incorrect.
  我们好意印发了这份报告，但现在才知道它并不正确。
pin (all) your hopes on sb/sthpin your faith on sb/sth
• 完全依赖；寄希望于；指望
  to rely on sb/sth completely for success or help
• The company is pinning its hopes on the new project.
  这家公司对此新项目寄予厚望。

牛津词典

noun

• 信任；相信；信心
  trust in sb's ability or knowledge; trust that sb/sth will do what has been promised
  1. 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。
  2. We've lost faith in the government's promises.
     我们不再相信政府的承诺。
  3. Her friend's kindness has restored her faith in human nature.
     她朋友的善意使她恢复了对人性的信心。
  4. He has blind faith (= unreasonable trust) in doctors' ability to find a cure.
     他盲目相信医生有妙手回春的能力。
• 宗教信仰
  strong religious belief
  1. to lose your faith
     失去信仰
  2. Faith is stronger than reason.
     信仰比理智更有力。
• （某一）宗教
  a particular religion
  1. the Christian faith
     基督教
  2. The children are learning to understand people of different faiths.
     孩子们在学习理解不同宗教信仰的人。
• 诚意；善意
  the intention to do sth right
  1. They handed over the weapons as a gesture of good faith.
     他们交出武器以示诚意。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 相信;信任
  If you havefaith insomeone or something, you feel confident about their ability or goodness.
  1. She had placed a great deal of faith in Mr Penleigh...
     她对彭利先生极其信任。
  2. People have lost faith in the British Parliament.
     人们已经对英国议会失去了信任。
• N-COUNT 宗教
  Afaithis a particular religion, for example Christianity, Buddhism, or Islam.
  1. England shifted officially from a Catholic to a Protestant faith in the 16th century.
     英格兰于 16 世纪正式由天主教改信新教。
• N-UNCOUNT 宗教信仰
  Faithis strong religious belief in a particular God.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 背弃;对…不忠;脱离
  If youbreak faith withsomeone you made a promise to or something you believed in, you stop acting in a way that supports them.
  1. 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！
• PHRASE 真诚地;真心实意地;好意地
  If you do somethingin good faith, you seriously believe that what you are doing is right, honest, or legal, even though this may not be the case.
  1. This report was published in good faith but we regret any confusion which may have been caused.
     我们发表这篇报道的初衷是好的，但对可能已造成的混乱深感歉意。
• PHRASE 信守(诺言);恪守
  If youkeep faith withsomeone you have made a promise to or something you believe in, you continue to support them even when it is difficult to do so.
  1. He has made one of the most powerful American films of the year by keeping faith with his radical principles.
     他秉承自己一贯的激进风格，制作出了本年度美国最有感染力的影片之一。
• See also:article of faithleap of faith

英英释义

noun

• loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person
  1. keep the faith
  2. they broke faith with their investors
• complete confidence in a person or plan etc
  1. he cherished the faith of a good woman
  2. the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust
  Synonym:trust
• a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
  1. he lost his faith but not his morality
  Synonym:religionreligious belief
• an institution to express belief in a divine power
  1. he was raised in the Baptist religion
  2. a member of his own faith contradicted him
  Synonym:religionorganized religion

双语例句

• 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。
• He has reaffirmed his faith in democracy.
  他再次重申了自己的民主信仰。
• England shifted officially from a Catholic to a Protestant faith in the 16th century.
  英格兰于16世纪正式由天主教改信新教。
• They are disinclined to use violence because it is against their Buddhist faith.
  他们不愿意使用暴力，因为这么做违背他们的佛教信仰。
• He found comfort in Eva's blind faith in him.
  伊娃对他的盲目信任让他感到宽慰。
• The public never had faith in his ability to handle the job
  公众从来不相信他有能力胜任这一职位。
• People have lost faith in the British Parliament.
  人们已经对英国议会失去了信任。
• All that the tourists see are the externals of our faith.
  游客们看到的只是我们信仰的表面情况。
• His faith that men such as the Reverend John Leale tried to do their best is unshaken.
  他始终深信约翰·莱亚莱神父等人已经尽了全力了。
• Once again he has broken his faith with them.
  他又一次对他们不守信义。