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faith

美 [feɪθ]英 [feɪθ]
  • n.信仰;信心;(某一)宗教;相信;信任;诚意;宗教信仰
  • int.真正

复数: faiths

faithfaith

noun

1

信任;相信;信心
trust in sb's ability or knowledge; trust that sb/sth will do what has been promised

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。

We've lost faith in the government's promises.

我们不再相信政府的承诺。

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。

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。

2

宗教信仰
strong religious belief

to lose your faith

失去信仰

Faith is stronger than reason.

信仰比理智更有力。

3

(某一)宗教
a particular religion

the Christian faith

基督教

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。

4

诚意;善意
the intention to do sth right

They handed over the weapons as a gesture of good faith.

他们交出武器以示诚意。

习语

to break/keep a promise that you have made to sb; to stop/continue being loyal to sb

knowing that what you are doing is wrong

believing that what you are doing is right; believing that sth is correct

我们好意印发了这份报告,但现在才知道它并不正确。
We printed the report in good faith but have now learnt that it was incorrect.

to rely on sb/sth completely for success or help

这家公司对此新项目寄予厚望。
The company is pinning its hopes on the new project.

faith

频次

  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT 相信;信任
    If you have faith in someone or something, you feel confident about their ability or goodness.

    She had placed a great deal of faith in Mr Penleigh...

    她对彭利先生极其信任。

  • 2
    N-COUNT 宗教
    A faith is a particular religion, for example Christianity, Buddhism, or Islam.

    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。

  • 3
    N-UNCOUNT 宗教信仰
    Faith is strong religious belief in a particular God.

    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。

  • 4
    PHRASE 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.

    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!

  • 5
    PHRASE 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.

    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。

  • 6
    PHRASE 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.

    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。

  • 7
    See also:article of faith;leap of faith

noun

1
loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person
keep the faith
they broke faith with their investors
2
complete confidence in a person or plan etc
he cherished the faith of a good woman
the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust
Synonym: trust
3
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
he lost his faith but not his morality
Synonym: religion religious belief
4
an institution to express belief in a divine power
he was raised in the Baptist religion
a member of his own faith contradicted him
Synonym: religion organized religion

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  1. During this ordeal he was able to draw strength from his faith .

    在这次磨难中,他得以从自己的信仰中吸取力量。

  2. Faith is stronger than reason .

    信仰比理智更有力。

  3. 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。

  4. Her success had justified the faith her teachers had put in her .

    她的成功证明了老师对她的信心是正确的。

  5. He has blind faith in doctors ' ability to find a cure .

    他盲目相信医生有妙手回春的能力。

  6. 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。

  7. Her kindness has restored my faith in human nature .

    她的善良使我重新燃起了对人性的信心。

  8. They handed over the weapons as a gesture of good faith .

    他们交出武器以示诚意。

  9. Such kindness restores your faith in human nature .

    这样的善心使人又一次感到人性善良。

  10. He acted in good faith .

    他这样做是出于真心诚意的。

  11. 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。

  12. The incident had shaken her faith in him .

    这件事动摇了她对他的信心。

  13. 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。

  14. For the first time in his life he regretted that he had no faith .

    有生以来第一次他为自己没有信仰而后悔。

  15. How much faith should we put in anti-ageing products ?

    我们对抗衰老产品应该抱有多少信心?

  16. Don 't blindly trust in the good faith of any government official .

    不要盲目信任任何政府官员的诚意。

  17. His government is placing its faith in international diplomacy .

    他的政府对国际外交关系充满信心。

  18. People have lost faith in the British Parliament .

    人们已经对英国议会失去了信任。

  19. 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。

  20. Take a leap of faith and trust them .

    你就放胆一试,选择信他们吧。

  21. She had placed a great deal of faith in Mr Penleigh

    她对彭利先生极其信任。

  22. 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。

  23. In Poland , the faith has always meant more than mere religion

    在波兰,信仰的含义向来不仅仅指宗教。

  24. She had an unshakeable faith in human goodness and natural honesty .

    她坚信人的本性是善良诚实的。

  25. 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。

  26. He also had an invincible faith in the medicinal virtues of garlic .

    他同时也对大蒜的医学功效深信不疑。

  27. I don 't think his faith should be ridiculed .

    我认为不应该嘲笑他的信仰。

  28. 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。

  29. He retains a faith in human goodness .

    他依然相信人是善良的。

  30. He had implicit faith in the noble intentions of the Emperor .

    他对皇帝的高尚意图深信不疑。

belief credit faith 【导航词义:相信】
belief v. 信念,相信
〔辨析〕

指明确的见解,是头脑中对某事物形成的深信不疑的认识,但这种认识未必经过证实,可能是发自内心的,也可能是受外界影响而形成。

〔例证〕

Nothing could shake his belief in God.

什么也动摇不了他对上帝的信仰。

It is hard to destroy the deep-rooted belief.

很难破除这一根深蒂固的信念。

credit v. 信任;信用,荣誉
〔辨析〕

主要指相信某事是真实的、正确的,或指某人在商业方面的信用。

〔例证〕

Her story gained credit with the police.

警察采信了她的陈述。

They failed to get loans from the bank due to their low credit scores.

他们信用评分低,未能从银行得到贷款。

faith v. 相信;信心
〔辨析〕

指对某人或某物持有的极大信任或很强的信心,通常后接介词 in。

〔例证〕

It's really helped the public restore their faith in the government.

此事确实对公众恢复对政府的信任起到了促进作用。

No matter what happens, she still has faith in him.

无论发生什么事,她依然对他有信心。

  • 词语搭配
  • 习语

faith与以下词性连用

v.

have faith

有信心;有宗教信仰

lose faith

失去信心;丧失宗教信仰

practise your faith

信奉宗教

adj.

blind faith

盲信

little faith

不信

religious faith

宗教信仰

n.

faith in God

信仰上帝

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/sth pin 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。