| 单词 | faith |
| 释义 | Word family noun faith faithfulness ≠ unfaithfulness faithful faithlessness adjective faithful ≠ unfaithful faithless adverb faithfully ≠ unfaithfully Related topics: Religionfaith /feɪθ/ ●●● S3 W2 noun 1 trust/confidence in SB/STH 信任/相信某人/某物 [uncountable]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) [uncountable]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) [countable]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？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]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。6. bad faith intentions that are not honest or sincere 不诚实，欺诈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。n COLLOCATIONSverbshave faithThe 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/somethingThe Conservative party put its faith in the free market.show faith in somebody/somethingThe club have shown faith in the young goalkeeper by offering him a permanent contract.lose faithLocal people have lost faith in the police.destroy somebody’s faith in somebody/somethingTerry’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.adjectivesgreat faithHe had great faith in his team.enormous faithFord placed enormous faith in the new model.complete faithThe 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 Corpusfaith• 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 Dictionaryfaithfaith /feɪθ/ noun [uncountable]1confidence that someone or something can be trusted or will work properlyfaith inWe have faith in our staff.Don’t put too much faith in competition.Foreign investors were losing faith in the country. → duty of faith2LAW good faith if you do something in good faith, you do not intend to deceive anyone and believe that what you are doing is honestAs 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 peopleThe jury found that all three accountants had acted in bad faith.Origin faith (1200-1300) Old French feid, from Latin fides; → FIDELITYfaith noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChinese confidence strong Business trust or a Corpus feeling of |
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