- 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
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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。
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2. We've lost faith inthe government's promises.
我们不再相信政府的承诺。
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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。
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4. to lose your faith
失去信德
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5. Faith is stronger than reason.
信德比理智更有力。
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6. the Christian faith
基督教
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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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