faith

[feiθ]

n.信仰, 信念, 信任

n.

1. 信念; 信任, 完全信赖[U][(+in)][+that]

He always puts his faith in the future.

他对未来总是抱有信心。

2. 保证, 诺言; 约定[U]

3. 信仰; 宗教信仰; 信条[U][C][(+in)]

People of every faith attended the mayor's funeral.

信仰不同宗教的人士出席了市长的葬礼。

4. 信义; 诚实[U]

词形变化

名词复数：faiths

词义辨析

同义:

n.信任; 自信; 希望

trust  belief  confidence  hope

n.宗教信仰; 教义

religion  teaching  

同义参见:

virtue  security  church  conviction  fealty  credit  persuasion  purity  dependence  fidelity  certainty  

反义:

n.信念; 信任

doubt  

英英释义

名词 faith:

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

同义词：religion, religious belief

complete confidence in a person or plan etc

同义词：trust

an institution to express belief in a divine power

同义词：religion, organized religion

loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person

短语词组

in bad faith

1. 欺诈地

He acted in bad faith.

他做事不诚实。

in good faith

1. 真诚地

He lent them the house in good faith.

他出于善意将房子借给了他们。

keep faith

1. 守信

He always keeps faith with his friends.

他对朋友一向守信用。

补充

faithfaith英:[feiθ] 美:[feθ]n.1.信任; 信仰; 信心Faith that justice would prevail impelled us forward.正义必胜的信念激励着我们前进。2.宗教信仰

例句

1. my faith in the medical profession我对医疗界的信任 2. I've got faith in human nature.我相信人性。 3. I have a lot of faith in her.我对她非常信任。 4. People have lost faith in the government.人们已经对政府失去信心。 5. She had placed a great deal of faith in Mr Penleigh.她对彭利先生极为信赖。 6. I don't think his faith should be ridiculed.我认为他的宗教信仰不应受到嘲笑。 7. The College welcomes students of all races, faiths, and nationalities这所大学欢迎不同种族、宗教信仰和国籍的各类学生。 8. His children were raised in the Catholic faith.他的子女是在信仰天主教的环境中长大的。 9. My decision is based on logic, not faith.我的决定是基于逻辑推理之上的, 不是单凭盲目的信仰。 10. She had deep religious faith.她有坚定的宗教信仰。 11. Umberto Eco's loss of his own religious faith is reflected in his novels.翁贝托•艾柯自身宗教信仰的丧失在他的小说中反映了出来。 12. The West accused the Soviet Union of bad faith.西方国家谴责苏联不讲信义。 13. If we don't, we're breaking faith with our people!如果我们不这样做, 就是对人民背信弃义！ 14. a gesture of good faith诚意的表示 15. This report was published in good faith but we regret any confusion that may have been caused.这篇报道是出于好意发表的, 但我们对可能造成的混淆表示遗憾。 16. He has made one of the most powerful American films of the year by keeping faith with his radical principles.他坚持自己的激进创作原则, 制作出当年最具影响力的一部美国电影。 17. this restores one's faith in politicians.这恢复了人们对政治家的信任。 18. the Christian faith.基督教。 19. the faith that life will expand until it fills the universe.笃信生命会扩展直至充溢整个宇宙的学说。 20. faith, I was shown the door myself and came home.哎呀，我自己就被下了逐客令回家来了。 21. an attempt to make us break faith with our customers.让我们失信于顾客的企图。 22. His supporters have accepted his claims with blind/unquestioning faith.他的支持者们盲目地/毫不质疑地接受了他的主张。 23. Our faith in the government has been badly shaken by the recent scandals.最近这些丑闻已经大大动摇了我们对政府的信任。 24. His parents have always had faith in him. = His parents have never lost faith in him. [=his parents have always believed that he is a person who deserves to be trusted and who will succeed]他的父母始终都对他有信心。 25. I have no faith in politicians. = I put/have little faith in politicians. [=I do not trust politicians]我不信任政客。 26. Lending him the money to start his own business was an act of faith.借钱给他开公司是一种信任他的行为。 27. It requires a giant leap of faith for us to believe that she is telling the truth.我们根本不相信她在讲真话。 28. religious faith宗教信仰 29. Nothing is more important to her than her faith in God.对她而言，没什么事比信仰上帝更重要。 30. She says that her faith has given her the courage to deal with this tragedy.她说她的信仰给了她应对这场灾难的勇气。 31. He says he has found faith. [=he has begun to believe in God or has developed strong religious beliefs]他说他已开始信仰上帝了。 32. people of all faiths信奉各种不同宗教的人 33. the Christian/Jewish/Muslim faith基督教/犹太教/伊斯兰教信仰 34. I'm not willing to take her statements on faith.我不愿意不经核实就相信她的话。 35. I'll accept it on faith that he knows the truth.我愿意相信他知道真相。 36. For many it is an article of faith that the economy will begin to improve soon.很多人抱有一个坚定的信念，那就是经济很快将开始好转。 37. He has accused the government of breaking faith with its supporters.他指责政府背弃了它的支持者。 38. He has kept faith with his old political allies.他对自己的老政治同盟一直信守承诺。 39. "The team has been playing poorly, but its devoted fans have kept the faith. [=they have continued to support the team]"这支球队一直表现欠佳，但球队的忠实球迷始终不离不弃。