faith
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT If you have faith in someone or something, you feel confident about their ability or goodness. 信心
People have lost faith in the government. 人们已失去了对政府的信心。
2. N-UNCOUNT 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·埃科宗教信仰的丧失在他的小说当中得到了反映。
3. N-COUNT A faith is a particular religion, for example, Christianity, Buddhism, or Islam. 宗教
England shifted officially from a Catholic to a Protestant faith in the 16th century. 英格兰在16世纪正式从信仰天主教改信新教。
4. PHRASE 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. 真心实意地
This report was published in good faith but we regret any confusion which may have been caused. 发表这份报告出自诚意,但是我们对可能引发的任何混乱而感到遗憾。
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faith /feɪθ/ (faiths)
剑桥词典
- The leader's speech was impressive and confirmed her faith in the party .
- The people have no faith in their government , and herein lies the root of the problem .
- All her life she had implicit faith in socialism .
- When the drugs failed to cure her, she put her faith in herbal medicine .
- It was apparent that the captain had little faith in the rest of the team .
- Protestantism and Roman Catholicism are both denominations of the Christian faith.
- In a multicultural society is it not anomalous to have a blasphemy law which only protects one religious faith?
- He views his life as a spiritual journey towards a greater understanding of his faith.
- She was sustained by the strength of her religious faith.
- She is a pious follower of the faith, never missing her prayers .
faith noun (TRUST)
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]great trust or confidence in something or someone
信任;信心
She has no faith in modern medicine . 她对现代医学没有信心。
You'll cope - I have great faith in you. 你能应付得了——我对你很有信心。
After the trial , his family said they had lost all faith in the judicial system . 审判之后,他的家人说,他们对司法体系已完全丧失信心。
Politicians must start keeping their promises if they want to restore the people's faith in government . 如果政治人物想恢复人们对政府的信任,他们必须开始信守承诺。
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faith noun (RELIGION)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]a particular religion
(某一)宗教
the Muslim /Christian /Jewish/Buddhist faith 伊斯兰教/基督教/犹太教/佛教
They were persecuted for their faith. 他们因宗教信仰而遭受迫害。
He was forced to practise his faith in secret . 他被迫对自己的宗教信仰保密。
a multi- faith society 宗教信仰多元化的社会
They were brought up in the true faith (= the religion which the speaker believes is the only true one). 他们在正统的宗教熏陶下长大。
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]
strong belief in God or a particular religion
宗教信仰
Even in the bad times she never lost her faith. 即使在困难时期,她也从未丧失信仰。
Her faith in God was shattered when her baby died . 她的孩子死后,她对上帝的信仰破灭了。
It's my faith that keeps me going. 是我的信仰在推动我前进。
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习语
accept/take sth on faithfaith can move mountains
have faith!
keep faith with sth/sb
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