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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1738 COCA: 1326

faith

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Related topics: Religion
faith /feɪθ/ ●●● S3 W2 noun  
1  trust/confidence in SB/STH 信任/相信某人/某物 [uncountableU]BELIEVE a strong feeling of trust or confidence in someone or something 相信；信任；信心
have faith (in somebody/something)
 I still have faith in him.
我对他仍有信心。
 ‘Have faith, Alexandra, ’ he said.
“要有信心，亚历山德拉。”他说道。
lose faith (in somebody/something)
 The public has lost faith in the government.
公众已对政府失去信心。
destroy/restore somebody’s faith (in somebody/something)
 It’s really helped restore my faith in human nature.
此事确实恢复了我对人性的信念。
2  religion 宗教
a) [uncountableU]BELIEVE belief and trust in God 对上帝的信仰；宗教信仰
 deep religious faith
坚定的宗教信仰
faith in
 my faith in God
我对上帝的信仰
b) [countableC]RRRELIGION one of the main religions in the world 宗教
 People from all faiths are welcome.
欢迎各界宗教人士。
the Jewish/Muslim/Hindu etc faith
 members of the Jewish faith
犹太教信徒
3  break faith with somebody/something BELIEVEto stop supporting or believing in a person, organization, or idea 背弃[脱离]某人/某事物
 How could he tell them the truth without breaking faith with the Party?
他如何才能向他们说明实情，同时又不会背弃该党呢？
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break faith with somebody/something• Officials have denied reports that the U.S. had broken faith with the island's government.
4. keep faith with somebody/something BELIEVEto continue to support or believe in a person, organization, or idea 恪守对某人/某物的信任[支持]
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keep faith with somebody/something• Moxon's decision to drop Ashley Metcalfe and keep faith with Simon Kellett turned out to be fully justified.• He had kept faith with the Old Man and brought them home.• They were moderns, they must keep faith with their generation and not look back towards the old one.• He was my husband, and I, wretch that I am, could not keep faith with him.• The military regime has not kept faith with its promises of democratic reform.
5  good faith REAL/NOT FALSE OR ARTIFICIALhonest and sincere intentions 真诚，诚意，诚信
 He proposed a second meeting as a sign of his good faith.
他建议再举行一次会议，以表示他的诚意。
 The woman who sold me the car claimed she had acted in good faith (=had not meant to deceive me).
那个卖车给我的女人声称她是诚心诚意的。
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good faith• As a sign of his good faith, the company has agreed to replace the defective parts for free.• As a result, both parties should always behave in good faith.• Avoid apologizing if you've made a criticism in good faith.• So we paid an exorbitant price for the decisions that were made in good faith and for good purpose.• Special offers are quoted in good faith based on information supplied by retailers.• Whilst still in employment, there was an implied term imposing a duty of good faith.• And I believe President Clinton is a person of good faith as well.• These duties seek to regulate the conduct of partners and promote good faith between them.• However, we judge the Government's good faith in terms of their track record.
6. bad faith intentions that are not honest or sincere 不诚实，欺诈
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bad faith• In the present case the plaintiff did not allege, nor did the judge find, any bad faith by the defendants.• School officials can lose this qualified privilege if they act in bad faith or without regard for whether the statements are true.• And some councils are acting in bad faith.• In Anisminic, Lord Reid gave the following examples: It may have given its decision in bad faith.• Guinness was accused of bad faith, in particular for failing to adhere to promises made in the official offer documents.• I can't help feeling, therefore, that your critical position relies on a heavy dose of bad faith.• I think a leap of bad faith was made.• What intrigues me about programmes like You've Been Framed is their bad faith.
7  an act of faith TRUSTsomething you do that shows you trust someone completely 信赖某人的行为[表示]
 Allowing Ken to be in charge of the project was a total act of faith.
让肯来负责该计划完全是出于对他的信任。
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an act of faith• Allowing Ken to be in charge of the project was a total act of faith.• It was by an act of faith in his science that a trim Shepelev crawled into the chamber and sealed the door.• This is where boating turns into an act of faith.• To conclude that the universe exists because it permits us to exist is an act of faith, not reason.• The objection to the claim is that it is mere assertion or, more kindly, an act of faith.• There is no continuous evolution towards it; it requires, somewhere along the line, an act of faith on the part of management.• It is, even, a bit of an act of faith comparing two concurrent campaigns' performance.• Six were at sea, on the business of trade - an act of faith that he might have cause to regret.• It was an act of faith to open up and know that we might not have any money two weeks later.
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
have faith
The public no longer has faith in the government’s policies.
have every faith in somebody/something (=trust them completely)
We have every faith in your ability to solve the problem.
put/place your faith in somebody/something
The Conservative party put its faith in the free market.
show faith in somebody/something
The club have shown faith in the young goalkeeper by offering him a permanent contract.
lose faith
Local people have lost faith in the police.
destroy somebody’s faith in somebody/something
Terry’s lies had destroyed Liz’s faith in men.
restore somebody’s faith in somebody/something (=make someone’s faith return)
His kindness had restored her faith in human nature.
adjectives
great faith
He had great faith in his team.
enormous faith
Ford placed enormous faith in the new model.
complete faith
The owners have complete faith in Sam as manager.
blind faith (=trusting someone without thinking)
He believes that our blind faith in technology is misplaced.
Examples from the Corpus
faith• The center welcomes people from all faiths.• People of all faiths are welcome in this building.• By faith they grow in understanding and insight.• Godparents agree to educate their godchild in the practice of the Christian faith.• The tensions are growing between members of different faiths.• Instead of being human and down-to-earth, faith becomes a fragrant, concentrated essence.• He had great faith in her judgement, and consulted her about everything.• In spite of all that has happened, somehow she has held onto her faith.• The judge's decision shook her faith in the legal system.• It was her faith in God that helped her survive the long years in prison.• He mistrusted the rich, and frequently proclaimed his faith in the people.• Nothing could shake his faith in God.• This shows the important difference between subjectivism in faith and in doubt.• Most of the island's population belong to the Islamic faith.• the Jewish faith• After what she's been through, I can understand why she's lost faith in the legal system.• I have not much faith in the League, nor in democracy as an up-to-date technique of government.• The only reason I stayed in my marriage was because my faith in religion sustained me.• First, it will act as a safeguard against today's widespread and unnecessary breakdown of faith.• He places a great deal of faith in people's honesty.• He's a man of deep religious faith.• Instead of celebrating their religious faith, they are forced to conceal it for fear of reprisals.• Given their generally bad state of health and care, slaves turned both to faith and to magic for healing.• My mother's total faith in God always amazed me.
have faith (in somebody/something)• I have faith that they chose the right guy, though.• Now just have faith in your Auntie Noreen.• The Government's dilemma is that sterling is falling because the financial markets no longer have faith in government policy towards the pound.• I may have faith strong enough to move mountains; but if I have no love, I am nothing.• If you didn't have faith, then you weren't anything.• But then as I said before, I don't have faith.• Now was the time to have faith, of course, but it was hard.• Mostly, though, he wanted to have faith.
faith in• Her faith in God is unshakable.
From Longman Business Dictionary
faithfaith /feɪθ/ noun [uncountableU]
1confidence that someone or something can be trusted or will work properly
faith in
We have faith in our staff.
Don’t put too much faith in competition.
Foreign investors were losing faith in the country.
→ duty of faith
2LAW good faith if you do something in good faith, you do not intend to deceive anyone and believe that what you are doing is honest
As a gesture of good faith, he deposited £1,000 with the business agents.
A bank is not liable if it has accepted the cheque in good faith.
Throughout the negotiations we acted in good faith.
3LAW bad faith if you do something in bad faith, you intend to deceive people
The jury found that all three accountants had acted in bad faith.
Origin faith
(1200-1300) Old French feid, from Latin fides; → FIDELITY
faith noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1738 COCA: 1326
faith

noun¹

 1trust in sb/sth信任（感）ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAITH | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤enormous, great, tremendous巨大的／很大的／極大的信任▸➤absolute, complete, implicit, total, unshakable, unwavering絕對的／完全的／毫無疑問的／充分的／不可動搖的／毫不動搖的信任➤little幾乎不信任◇I have little faith in doctors these days.我如今幾乎不相信醫生。➤blind盲目的信任◇He seems to have a blind faith in his boss.他似乎盲目信任他的老闆。➤abiding持久的信任◇an artist whose work reflects his abiding faith in humanity作品體現其一貫的人道主義信念的藝術家➤renewed重新建立的信任▸➤touching讓人感動的信任◇She showed a touching faith in my ability to resolve any and every difficulty.她相信我有能力解決任何困難，這令人感動。➤public公眾的信任◇Business crime undermines public faith in the business system.商業犯罪會破壞公眾對商業系統的信任。VERB + FAITH➤have有信心▸➤pin, place, put相信；信任◇He distrusted political systems and placed his faith in the genius of individuals.他不相信政治體制，而是相信個人天賦。◇She did not pin much faith on their chances of success.她不太相信他們能獲得成功。➤show表示信任➤share有共同的信仰◇I wish I shared your faith in the jury system.但願我能和你一樣相信陪審團制度。➤lack, lose缺乏信任；失去信心◇people who lose faith in themselves失去自信的人們➤shake, undermine動搖信任；削弱信心▸➤destroy破壞信任▸➤renew, restore重樹信心；恢復信任◇They are trying to restore faith in the political system.他們正努力恢復對政治體制的信任。➤regain重新獲得信任▸➤retain保持信任◇If the company can retain its customers' faith it could become the market leader.如果這家公司能持續獲得顧客的信任，就會成為市場的領導者。➤affirm, express, proclaim聲明／表示／宣示信任PREPOSITION➤faith in對⋯的信任◇Her faith in human nature had been badly shaken.她對人性的信心已大大動搖了。PHRASES➤an act of faith信任之舉➤a lack of faith信心的缺乏▸➤a leap of faith具冒險性質的信任◇These reforms are totally untested and will require a leap of faith on the part of teachers.這些改革措施完全沒有經過檢驗，需要教師大膽地給予信任。➤have every faith in sb充分信任某人
faith

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 2strong religious belief宗教信仰ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAITH | FAITH + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤religious宗教信仰▸➤deep, genuine, strong, true堅定的／真實的／強烈的／真正的信仰▸➤simple單純的信仰▸➤unquestioning絕對的信仰➤new-found新的信仰◇her new-found faith in Jesus她新近才有的對耶穌的信仰➤active積極的信仰◇a large decline in the number of people who have an active faith of any sort有某種積極信仰的人的數量的大幅度下降➤personal個人信仰VERB + FAITH➤have有信仰▸➤come to, find有了／找到信仰◇He found faith gradually, rather than in a sudden conversion.他的信仰是逐漸形成的，不是突然皈依。➤lack, lose缺乏／喪失信仰▸➤shake, undermine動搖／破壞信仰▸➤regain重新獲得信仰➤strengthen加強信仰▸➤proclaim聲明信仰FAITH + NOUN➤healer, healing信仰治療者／療法PREPOSITION➤through faith通過信仰◇They believe that people can come to salvation through faith.他們相信人們能夠通過信仰得救。➤faith in信奉⋯◇After her son's death she lost her faith in God.自從兒子死後，她不再相信上帝。PHRASES➤an article of faith (often figurative) 信條◇The team's greatness was an article of faith for him (= a belief that could not be questioned).他堅信這是一支偉大的隊伍。
faith

noun³

 3religion宗教ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAITH | FAITH + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤living仍有人信奉的宗教◇Christianity is a living faith which has shaped their history.基督教塑造了他們的歷史，而且至今還有人信奉。➤world世界性的宗教◇The study of other world faiths is an important part of religious education.研究其他世界性宗教是宗教教育的重要部份。➤Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, etc.天主教、猶太教、伊斯蘭教、錫克教等VERB + FAITH➤profess表明宗教信仰▸➤practise/practice信奉某宗教◇Christians were allowed to practise / practice their faith unmolested by the authorities.基督徒獲准信教，不受當局干涉。➤keep alive, uphold使宗教存在下去；維護宗教信仰◇Their aim was to keep alive the traditional Jewish faith.他們的目標是使傳統的猶太教信仰生生不息。➤pass on, preach, spread, teach傳承／傳授／傳播／講授宗教信仰◇the role of parents in passing on the faith to their children父母在給孩子傳承宗教信仰方面所起的作用◇He felt the call to preach the faith to others.他感受到向他人傳播宗教信仰的召喚。FAITH + NOUN➤tradition宗教信仰傳統➤community, group有共同宗教信仰的集體／團體◇a committee which is made up of members of different faith groups由不同宗教信仰團體的成員組成的委員會➤school (BrE) 宗教信仰流派◇the debate on faith schools宗教信仰流派之爭PHRASES➤people of different faiths持不同宗教信仰的人
faith

noun⁴

 4intention to do right善意ADJECTIVE | VERB + FAITH | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤bad, good不良意圖；好的意圖◇The judge did not find any bad faith (= intention to do wrong) on the part of the defendants.法官沒有發現被告有任何不良意圖。VERB + FAITH➤break (= break a promise to sb) 不守信用PHRASES➤in bad faith存心不良◇Thet had entered into the contract in bad faith.德簽訂合同時就居心不良。➤in good faith真誠地◇We printed the report in good faith, but have now learned that it was incorrect.我們如實打印了報告，但是現在知道不該那麼做。➤keep faith with sb對某人信守諾言◇As manager, he was not prepared to keep faith with (= keep a promise to) the players who had failed him.作為主教練，他不打算對令他失望的球員守信。➤keep the faith保持忠誠◇They kept the faith (= remained faithful) in the face of ridicule.面對嘲笑，他們一直忠貞不渝。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1738 COCA: 1326
faith noun
⇨ faith (show/lose faith in sb/sth) ⇨ religion (people of different faiths) faith

noun

faith ♦︎ belief ♦︎ trust ♦︎ confidence ♦︎ certainty ♦︎ convictionThese are all words for the feeling that you have when you are sure about sb/sth's abilities or good qualities. 这些词均表示信任、相信、信心。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆faith / belief / trust / confidence in sb / sth◆great / absolute faith / belief / trust / confidence / certainty / conviction◆public faith / belief / trust / confidence◆to have / show faith / trust / confidence◆to lack faith / belief / confidence / conviction◆to lose faith / sb's trust / confidence◆to undermine faith / belief / trust / confidence / certainty◆to shake sb's faith / belief / confidence / conviction◆to destroy sb's faith / belief / trust / confidence◆to put / place your faith / trust in sb / sth◆a lack of faith / belief / trust / confidence / certainty / conviction■ faith [uncountable, singular] the feeling of being sure about sb's ability or good qualities; the feeling of being sure that sb/sth will do what they promise 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。◆Her friend's kindness restored her faith in human nature.她朋友的善意使她恢复了对人性的信心。ⓘ If you have blind faith in sb/sth, you believe in them without question, often in a way that seems unreasonable to others. * blind faith指对人或事物不加怀疑的盲目相信，在别人看来常显得有些不可理喻。   see also faith ⇨ religion , faithful ⇨ reliable 1 ■ belief [uncountable] a strong feeling that sb/sth exists or is true; faith that sb/sth is good or right 相信；信心◆I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing.我佩服他对自己工作所抱的坚定信心。◆Belief in God is more than a matter of logic.信仰上帝是超越逻辑的事情。  see also believe in sth ⇨ in favour (of sb/sth) , believe in sb ⇨ trust verb ▸ believe

verb

 [transitive, intransitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) ◆I don't believe you!我不相信你的话！◆People used to believe that the earth was flat.人们一度认为地球是平的。◆The god appears only to those who believe.神只对信者显现。OPP disbelieve ⇨ suspect ■ trust [uncountable] the feeling that you can rely on sb/sth because they are good, sincere and honest and will not try to harm or deceive you 相信；信任；信赖◆It has taken years to earn their trust.花了好多年才赢得他们的信任。◆She will not betray your trust (= do sth that you have asked her not to do).她不会辜负你对她的信任。◆Many people feel it is a breach of trust to give out information about their loved one.许多人认为公开关于所爱之人的事情是背信行为。  see also trust ⇨ trust verb , trusted ⇨ reliable 1 , trusting ⇨ naive ■ confidence [uncountable] the feeling that you can be sure about the abilities or good qualities of sb/sth 信心；信任；信赖◆A fall in unemployment will help to restore consumer confidence.失业人数的下降会有助于恢复消费者的信心。◆She has every confidence in her students' abilities.她完全相信自己学生的能力。  see also confident ⇨ sure , have confidence in sb/sth ⇨ trust verb NOTE 辨析 Faith or confidence? Faith is used especially in the context of human relationships; confidence is used especially in business contexts. * faith尤用于描述人际关系的语境，confidence尤用于商务语境。■ certainty [uncountable] the state of having no doubt that sth is true or correct 确信；确实；确定性◆There is no certainty that the president's removal would end the civil war.总统下台是否会结束内战现在还很难说。◆I can't say with any certainty where I'll be next week.我无法确定我下周会在什么地方。 OPP uncertainty ⇨ doubt noun 1   see also certain ⇨ sure ■ conviction kənˈvɪkʃn [uncountable] the feeling or appearance of believing sth strongly and of being sure about it 深信；坚信；肯定◆'Not true!' she said with conviction.“不对！”她肯定地说道。◆The leader's speech in defence of the policy didn't carry much conviction.那位领导人为政策辩护的讲话不是很有说服力。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1738 COCA: 1326
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