faith
英 [feɪθ]
美 [feɪθ]
n. 信任; 相信; 信心; 宗教信仰; (某一)宗教
复数：faiths
Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1738 / COCA.1326
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.
- 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- 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。
- I have great faith in you─I know you'll do well.
- 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。
- to lose your faith
- （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。
- the Christian faith
- 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。
- They handed over the weapons as a gesture of good faith.
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.- She had placed a great deal of faith in Mr Penleigh...
她对彭利先生极其信任。 - People have lost faith in the British Parliament.
人们已经对英国议会失去了信任。
- She had placed a great deal of faith in Mr Penleigh...
- N-COUNT 宗教
Afaithis 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。
- England shifted officially from a Catholic to a Protestant faith in the 16th century.
- N-UNCOUNT 宗教信仰
Faithis 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。
- Umberto Eco's loss of his own religious faith is reflected in his novels.
- 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.- 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！
- If we don't, we're breaking faith with our people!
- 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.- 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。
- This report was published in good faith but we regret any confusion which may have been caused.
- 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.- 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。
- He has made one of the most powerful American films of the year by keeping faith with his radical principles.
- See also:article of faithleap of faith
英英释义
noun
- loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person
- keep the faith
- they broke faith with their investors
- complete confidence in a person or plan etc
- he cherished the faith of a good woman
- the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust
- a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
- he lost his faith but not his morality
- an institution to express belief in a divine power
- he was raised in the Baptist religion
- a member of his own faith contradicted him
双语例句
- You cannot expect your friends to trust you if you don't keep faith with them.
假如你对朋友不守信义，你就不要指望他们会信任你。 - They were compelled to abjure their faith.
他们被迫发誓放弃自己的信仰。 - Once again he has broken his faith with them.
他又一次对他们不守信义。 - He retains a faith in human goodness.
他依然相信人是善良的。 - 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。 - Non-violence and patience are the central tenets of their faith
非暴力和忍耐是他们的信仰的核心原则。 - 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。 - We must have faith in the masses.
要相信群众。 - I don't think his faith should be ridiculed.
我认为不应该嘲笑他的信仰。 - 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。