faith noun ⇨faith (show/lose faith in sb/sth)⇨religion (people of different faiths)faith
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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 ⇨ reliable1■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 ⇨ trustverb▸believe
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[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。OPPdisbelieve ⇨ 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 ⇨ trustverb, trusted ⇨ reliable1, 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 ⇨ trustverbNOTE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。OPPuncertainty ⇨ doubtnoun1 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。
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