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faith

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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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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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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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6. bad faith intentions that are not honest or sincere 不诚实,欺诈
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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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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.
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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
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