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TOEFL BNC: 1291 COCA: 1378

belief

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be·lief /bəˈliːf/ ●●● S3 W2 noun  
1  [singular, uncountableU]BELIEVE the feeling that something is definitely true or definitely exists 信心；信念
belief in
 a strong belief in God
笃信上帝
belief that
 her sincere belief that her brother was not the murderer
她真心相信哥哥不是凶手
in the belief that
 Thieves broke into the building in the mistaken belief that there was expensive computer equipment inside.
窃贼们闯入大楼，误以为里面有昂贵的电脑设备。
2  [singular]BELIEVE the feeling that something is good and can be trusted 信任，信赖
belief in
 If you’re selling, you have to have genuine belief in the product.
如果你在销售某个产品，就必须对所售产品真正有信心。
 When you get something wrong, it can shake your belief in yourself.
如果有什么事情没做好，就会动摇你对自己的信心。
3  [countableC]BELIEVE an idea that you believe to be true, especially one that forms part of a system of ideas 信仰；信条；观点
 religious beliefs
宗教信仰
 Several members hold very right-wing beliefs.
有几个成员持有很“右”的观点。
4  beyond belief BELIEVEused to emphasize that something is so extreme that it is difficult to believe 令人难以置信
 What she did was stupid beyond belief.
她所做的事情傻得叫人难以相信。
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beyond belief• What Clemens did next was almost beyond belief.• They have been slashed and burned and damaged beyond belief.• The media are dull beyond belief because of the heavy censorship.• I think this is idolatry beyond belief.• These proposals are ridiculous beyond belief.• She was tired, tired beyond belief.• And the saluting was beyond belief.• Did I just frighten you beyond belief?
→ it beggars belief at beggar2(1), → to the best of your belief at best3(4), → disbelief, unbelief
 COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
a firm/strong belief 坚定的信念
It is still my firm belief that we did the right thing.
我仍然坚信我们做的事是正确的。
a strongly-held/deeply-held belief (=that you believe very much) 深信不疑的观点
her strongly-held belief that things were much better in the past
她坚信过去比现在好很多
a common/popular/widespread belief (=that a lot of people believe) 普遍持有的观点
There is a common belief that educational standards are declining.
普遍的观点是教育水准在下降。
na widely-held belief (=that a lot of people believe)
The article expressed the widely-held belief that unemployment leads to crime.
a mistaken/false belief 错误的想法
the mistaken belief that cannabis is not an addictive drug
认为大麻不会致瘾的错误想法
a sincere belief (=based on what you really feel is true) 笃定的信念
nWe have a sincere belief in the power of art to enhance human life.
a passionate belief 狂热的信念
nhis passionate belief that technology is a tool to be used for the benefit of mankind
verbs
have a belief 怀有某个信念
You must always have the belief that you can succeed.
你必须始终相信自己能够成功。
hold a belief 持有某个信念
He held this belief until the day he died.
他至死都坚守着这个信念。
nbe based on the belief that …
Our policies must be based on the belief that the planet’s resources are finite.
phrases
it is my belief that 我认为
It is my belief that most teachers are doing a good job.
我认为大部分教师都干得不错。
contrary to popular belief (=opposite to what most people think) 与普遍的想法相反
Contrary to popular belief, boys are not usually better at maths than girls.
与普遍看法相反的是，男孩子在数学方面并非通常都优于女孩子。
Examples from the Corpus
belief• It is a central theme throughout the book, and she criticises frequently the Catholic beliefs and customs.• We need to learn to accept people who have different beliefs from ours.• She never lost her belief in God.• Unitarianism, a tolerant and loosely-defined system of belief, had attracted Coleridge since his Cambridge years.• Whoever the commentator is, the opinions expressed are often only beliefs based on sketchy information that is only indirectly relevant.• People with a strong spiritual or philosophical belief system are more likely to remain healthy.• They were put in prison because of their political beliefs.• Contrary to popular belief, cold weather does not make you ill.• But the crucial step is to take responsibility for that belief.• Their experiments were based on the belief that you could make gold from other metals.• This belief was obviously challenged by our presence, but he insisted that Tom and Terry had gone home.
belief in• a belief in miracles• a belief in the value of hard work
hold ... beliefs• All cultures hold such beliefs implicitly, and religions make them explicit.• Democracy holds out beliefs and references groups that are not compatible with great inequalities.• We constantly challenged and reviewed our own most devoutly held beliefs.• Whether or not we have firmly held beliefs about what happens after death, we can still be terribly afraid.• Groups of work-inhibited students may reinforce mutually held beliefs that school is a negative environment.• First of all, like most of us, she held beliefs based upon her parents' marriage.• Do you hold any specific beliefs about what might be called beauty?
Origin belief
(1100-1200) Probably from Old English geleafa “belief”, from leafa “belief, faith”; influenced by believe
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TOEFL BNC: 1291 COCA: 1378
belief

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF BELIEFS | VERB + BELIEF | BELIEF + VERB | BELIEF + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤absolute, deep-seated, deeply held, fervent, firm, passionate, profound, strong, strongly held, unshakable, unwavering絕對的信仰；根深蒂固的信念；強烈的信念；堅定的信仰；不可動搖的信仰▸➤genuine, sincere真誠的信念；誠摯的信仰◇She was strict with her children in the genuine belief that it was the right thing to do.她對孩子很嚴，因為她深信這樣做是正確的。➤common, commonly held, general, popular, widely held, widespread共同的信仰；普遍的信念；廣泛傳播的信仰➤mutual, shared共同的信念◇They had a shared belief in the power of education.他們都相信教育的力量。➤growing逐漸確立的信念▸➤long-held, long-standing長久的信念▸➤basic, central, core, fundamental基本信念；核心信仰◇the basic beliefs of Christianity基督教的基本信仰➤personal, private個人信仰◇I think the rights and wrongs of eating meat are a matter of personal belief.我認為食肉是對還是錯是個人信仰問題。➤rational, reasonable理性的信仰；合理的看法▸➤irrational, superstitious非理性的信仰；迷信➤paranormal, supernatural超常的／超自然的信仰▸➤instinctive本能的想法▸➤naive幼稚的想法▸➤strange奇怪的想法▸➤conflicting, contradictory矛盾的想法▸➤erroneous, false, misguided, mistaken錯誤的想法；被誤導的想法◇I took the job in the mistaken belief that I would be able to stay in Philadelphia.我接受了那份工作，錯以為這樣就能留在費城。➤ancient, folk, traditional古老的／民間的／傳統信仰◇The people still follow their traditional beliefs.那些人仍然遵循傳統的信仰。➤orthodox正統的信仰▸➤cultural, moral, philosophical, political, religious, spiritual, theological文化／道德／哲學／政治／宗教／精神／神學信仰◇They were persecuted for their religious beliefs.他們因宗教信仰而遭受迫害。➤Catholic, Christian, pagan, etc.天主教、基督教、異教等信仰... OF BELIEFS➤set, system一套信仰；一種信仰體系◇Each religion has its set of beliefs.每個宗教都有一套信仰。VERB + BELIEF➤espouse, have, hold信奉；相信；有信念◇I have very firm beliefs about moral issues.我在道德問題上持有非常堅定的信念。➤share有共同信念◇He shared his father's belief that people should work hard for their living.他和他的父親都相信人應該為生活而努力工作。➤adhere to, cherish, cling to, follow, hold on to, stick to堅守信仰；抱有信念；堅持信念；恪守信條◇She clung to the belief that he would come back to her.她始終相信他會回到自己身邊。◇The party must stick to its beliefs.黨必須堅持自己的信仰。➤abandon, give up, renounce放棄信仰；宣佈放棄信仰▸➤lose失去信仰◇She has lost her belief in God.她已不再信仰上帝。➤affirm, assert, declare, express, state堅稱信仰；表達信仰；闡明信仰◇Here the apostle Peter affirms his belief that the scriptures are 'inspired'.使徒彼得在此表示他堅信《聖經》是“受了神的啟示”。➤emphasize, stress強調信仰▸➤encourage, foster, fuel促使相信◇The exam results encouraged the belief that he was a good teacher.考試結果使人們相信他是位好老師。➤confirm, justify, reaffirm, reinforce, strengthen, support, validate使更加相信；強化信仰◇This latest evidence strengthens our belief that the government is doing the right thing.最新的跡象使我們更加相信政府的做法是對的。➤reconcile調和信仰◇an attempt to reconcile apparently opposite beliefs為調和看似相互對立的信仰作出的努力➤contradict與信仰相矛盾▸➤challenge, question, shake, shatter, undermine, weaken質疑信仰；動搖信念；使不再相信◇The child's death shook her belief in God.孩子夭折動搖了她對上帝的信仰。➤respect尊重信仰◇You must respect other people's beliefs.你必須尊重他人的信仰。➤impose把信仰強加於◇He tried to impose his beliefs on other people.他試圖把自己的信仰強加於人。➤beggar, defy使人難以相信◇It defies belief how things got this bad.事情竟會變得如此糟糕，這真讓人難以置信。BELIEF + VERB➤persist信念堅持不變◇Belief in the magical properties of this herb persisted down the centuries.對這種草藥的神奇功能的篤信延續了好幾個世紀。BELIEF + NOUN➤system信仰體系PREPOSITION➤beyond belief (= too great, difficult, etc. to be believed) 令人難以置信◇Dissatisfaction with the government has grown beyond belief.對政府的不滿已經到了令人難以置信的地步。◇icy air that was cold beyond belief冷得令人難以置信的寒氣➤in the belief that因相信⋯◇She did it in the belief that it would help her career.她這樣做是因為她相信這有助於自己的事業。➤belief about對⋯的看法◇beliefs about the origin of the universe對宇宙起源的看法➤belief among⋯中的看法◇There is a belief among young people that education is a waste of time.年輕人中有一種觀點認為教育是在浪費時間。➤belief in信仰⋯◇a belief in God信仰上帝PHRASES➤contrary to popular belief (= in spite of what people think) 與大家的看法相反◇Contrary to popular belief, deserts are not always hot.與大家的看法相反，沙漠並不總是炎熱的。
TOEFL BNC: 1291 COCA: 1378
belief noun
⇨ faith (belief in democracy) ⇨ values (religious beliefs) ⇨ view 1 (It's my belief that…) ⇨ beyond belief ⇨ incredible adj.
TOEFL BNC: 1291 COCA: 1378
belief
Thoughts, ideas and beliefs: thought, idea, belief...

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