faith 英 [feɪθ]   美 [feθ]

faith

faith  英 [feɪθ] 美 [feθ]

n. 信任;信仰 

名词复数:faiths 

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 inthe government's promises. 我们不再相信政府的承诺。

  • When you have faith, you trust or believe in something very strongly. Some people have faith in a higher being, others put their faith behind the Red Sox.
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  • n. 信任;信仰
  • 1. 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。

  • 2. We've lost faith inthe government's promises.

    我们不再相信政府的承诺。

  • 3. 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。

  • 4. to lose your faith

    失去信德

  • 5. Faith is stronger than reason.

    信德比理智更有力。

  • 6. the Christian faith

    基督教

  • 7. The children are learning to understand people of different faiths.

    孩子们在学会理解不同宗教信仰的人。

  • faith (n.) mid-13c., faith, feith, fei, fai "faithfulness to a trust or promise; loyalty to a person; honesty, truthfulness," from Anglo-French and Old French feid, foi "faith, belief, trust, confidence; pledge" (11c.), from Latin fides "trust, faith, confidence, reliance, credence, belief," from root of fidere "to trust,"from PIE root *bheidh- "to trust, confide, persuade." For sense evolution, see belief. Accommodated to other English abstract nouns in -th (truth, health, etc.).
faith / feɪθ ; NAmE feɪθ / noun 1 [uncountable ] faith(in sb/sth) trust in sb's ability or knowledge; trust that sb/sth will do what has been promised 信任;相信;信心 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 inthe government's promises. 我们不再相信政府的承诺。 Her friend's kindness has restored her faith inhuman nature. 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 [uncountable ,  singular ] strong religious belief 宗教信仰;信德 to lose your faith 失去信德 Faith is stronger than reason. 信德比理智更有力。 collocationsat religion 3 [countable ] a particular religion (某一)宗教 the Christian faith 基督教 The children are learning to understand people of different faiths. 孩子们在学会理解不同宗教信仰的人。 4 [uncountable ] good ~ the intention to do sth right 诚意;善意 They handed over the weapons as a gesture of good faith. 他们交出武器以示诚意。 IDIOMS break/keep faith with sb to break/keep a promise that you have made to sb; to stop/continue being loyal to sb 对某人不守信用╱守信用;不忠诚╱忠诚于某人 in bad ˈfaith knowing that what you are doing is wrong 存心不良;背信弃义地 in good ˈfaith believing that what you are doing is right; believing that sth is correct 真诚;诚心诚意 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。 more at pin v. faith faiths faith / feɪθ ; NAmE feɪθ /
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