belief
英 [bɪˈliːf]
美 [bɪˈliːf]
n. 相信; 信心; 看法; 信念; 信仰; 宗教信仰
复数：beliefs
Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1291 / COCA.1378
同义词辨析
beliefn. 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。
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。
creditn. 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。
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。
faithn. 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。
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。
习惯用语
n.
- beyond belief
- 令人难以置信
(in a way that is) too great, difficult, etc. to be believed - Dissatisfaction with the government has grown beyond belief.
对政府的不满已经达到令人难以置信的程度。 - icy air that was cold beyond belief
冷得令人无法相信的冰冷空气 beggar belief/description - 难以相信；无法形容
to be too extreme, shocking, etc. to believe/describe - It beggars belief how things could have got this bad.
真是难以置信，情况怎么会恶化到这种地步。 to the best of your knowledge/belief - 据某人所知（或了解）
as far as you know - He never made a will, to the best of my knowledge.
据我所知，他从未立过遗嘱。
牛津词典
noun
- 相信；信心
a strong feeling that sth/sb exists or is true; confidence that sth/sb is good or right- I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing.
我佩服他对自己的工作所抱的坚定信心。 - belief in God/democracy
对上帝 / 民主的笃信
- I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing.
- 看法；信念
an opinion about sth; sth that you think is true- She acted in the belief that she was doing good.
她这么做是因为她认定自己是在做好事。 - Contrary to popular belief (= in spite of what people may think) , he was not responsible for the tragedy.
与大家的看法相反，他对这出悲剧没有责任。 - There is a general belief that things will soon get better.
大家普遍认为情况很快就会好转。
- She acted in the belief that she was doing good.
- 信仰；宗教信仰
something that you believe, especially as part of your religion- religious/political beliefs
宗教 / 政治信仰
- religious/political beliefs
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 信心；信念；信仰
Beliefis a feeling of certainty that something exists, is true, or is good.- One billion people throughout the world are Muslims, united by belief in one god.
全世界有10亿穆斯林，共同的一神信仰将他们团结在一起。 - ...a belief in personal liberty.
对个人自由的信仰
- One billion people throughout the world are Muslims, united by belief in one god.
- N-PLURAL （对宗教或政治的）信仰，观点，看法
Your religious or politicalbeliefsare your views on religious or political matters.- He refuses to compete on Sundays because of his religious beliefs.
出于宗教信仰，他拒绝在礼拜天进行比赛。
- He refuses to compete on Sundays because of his religious beliefs.
- N-SING 信念；坚定的看法
If it is yourbeliefthat something is the case, it is your strong opinion that it is the case.- It is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy.
我们坚信，改善医疗保健会使经济更加繁荣昌盛。
- It is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy.
- PHRASE 难以置信
You usebeyond beliefto emphasize that something is true to a very great degree or that it happened to a very great degree.- We are devastated, shocked beyond belief...
我们极为震惊，无法相信所发生的一切。 - Her son's skin improved beyond belief.
她儿子的皮肤得到了难以置信的改善。
- We are devastated, shocked beyond belief...
- PHRASE 和人们一般的认识相反；和一般看法相反
You usecontrary to popular beliefto introduce a statement that is the opposite to what is thought to be true by most ordinary people.- Contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence that what you look like makes much difference to your life.
和人们一般的看法相反，没有证据表明面相对人生有多大影响。
- Contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence that what you look like makes much difference to your life.
- PHRASE （通常错误地）认为
If you do one thingin the belief thatanother thing is true or will happen, you do it because you think, usually wrongly, that it is true or will happen.- Civilians had broken into the building, apparently in the belief that it contained food.
平民百姓闯进了大楼，显然他们误以为里面有食物。
- Civilians had broken into the building, apparently in the belief that it contained food.
英英释义
noun
- a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
- his impression of her was favorable
- what are your feelings about the crisis?
- it strengthened my belief in his sincerity
- I had a feeling that she was lying
- any cognitive content held as true
双语例句
- I hold to my belief that people should be allowed to have private lives
我坚信应该允许人们拥有自己的私生活。 - William has acquired an unshakeable belief in himself
威廉对自己有绝对的信心。 - Contrary to popular belief, the oil companies can't control the price of crude
与人们普遍的看法相反，石油公司并不能控制原油价格。 - He remained steadfast in his belief that he had done the right thing.
他一直坚信自己做得对。 - We have no real, objective, scientific evidence for our belief.
我们并无实际、客观、科学的证据支撑我们的信仰。 - Most designers share the unspoken belief that fashion is a valid form of visual art.
绝大多数设计师都默认这样一种观点，即时装是视觉艺术的一种有效形式。 - He has been the trailblazer and given British sprinters the belief that we are able to take on and beat the world's best.
他一直是开路先锋，让英国短跑选手相信我们能与世界上最好的运动员一决高下，并且击败他们。 - He refuses to compete on Sundays because of his religious beliefs.
出于宗教信仰，他拒绝在礼拜天进行比赛。 - Contrary to popular belief, moderate exercise actually decreases your appetite
与通常的看法相反，适度的运动事实上会降低食欲。 - Her son's skin improved beyond belief.
她儿子的皮肤得到了难以置信的改善。