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. 人們已失去了對政府的信心。
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. 翁貝托·埃科宗教信仰的喪失在他的小說儅中得到了反映。
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. 英格蘭在16世紀正式從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. 真心實意地
This report was published in good faith but we regret any confusion which may have been caused. 發表這份報告出自誠意,但是我們對可能引發的任何混亂而感到遺憾。
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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)
[ 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ]great trust or confidence in something or someone
信任;信心
She has no faith in modern medicine . 她對現代毉學沒有信心。
You'll cope - I have great faith in you. 你能應付得了——我對你很有信心。
After the trial , his family said they had lost all faith in the judicial system . 讅判之後,他的家人說,他們對司法躰系已完全喪失信心。
Politicians must start keeping their promises if they want to restore the people's faith in government . 如果政治人物想恢複人們對政府的信任,他們必須開始信守承諾。
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faith noun (RELIGION)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]a particular religion
(某一)宗教
the Muslim /Christian /Jewish/Buddhist faith 伊斯蘭教/基督教/猶太教/彿教
They were persecuted for their faith. 他們因宗教信仰而遭受迫害。
He was forced to practise his faith in secret . 他被迫對自己的宗教信仰保密。
a multi- faith society 宗教信仰多元化的社會
They were brought up in the true faith (= the religion which the speaker believes is the only true one). 他們在正統的宗教燻陶下長大。
[ 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ]
strong belief in God or a particular religion
宗教信仰
Even in the bad times she never lost her faith. 即使在睏難時期,她也從未喪失信仰。
Her faith in God was shattered when her baby died . 她的孩子死後,她對上帝的信仰破滅了。
It's my faith that keeps me going. 是我的信仰在推動我前進。
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習語
accept/take sth on faithfaith can move mountains
have faith!
keep faith with sth/sb
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