n.(名词)

1. （宗教）信仰，信念
2. 信任，信赖
3. 信条，信义
4. 诚实
5. 信心
6. 保证
7. 诺言
8. 约定，（誓）约
9. 诚意
10. 信用
11. 费丝（女子名）
12. 教义
13. 教（派）
14. 忠实

v.(动词)

1. 相信，信赖，信任

n.(名词)

1. [U]信任,信仰,信心 trust; strong belief; unquestioning confidence
2. [U]宗教信仰 strong belief, in God or in an established religion

Noun:

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

   "he lost his faith but not his morality"
   

2. complete confidence in a person or plan etc;

   "he cherished the faith of a good woman"
   "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"
   

3. an institution to express belief in a divine power;

   "he was raised in the Baptist religion"
   "a member of his own faith contradicted him"
   

4. loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person;

   "keep the faith"
   "they broke faith with their investors"
   

1.相信;信任
If you havefaith in someone or something, you feel confident about their ability or goodness.

e.g. She had placed a great deal offaith in Mr Penleigh...
她对彭利先生极其信任。
e.g. People have lostfaith in the British Parliament.
人们已经对英国议会失去了信任。

2.宗教
Afaith is a particular religion, for example Christianity, Buddhism, or Islam.

e.g. England shifted officially from a Catholic to a Protestantfaith in the 16th century.
英格兰于 16 世纪正式由天主教改信新教。

3.宗教信仰
faith is strong religious belief in a particular God.

e.g. Umberto Eco's loss of his own religiousfaith is reflected in his novels.
翁贝托·艾柯个人宗教信仰的丧失反映在了他的小说里。

4.背弃;对…不忠;脱离
If youbreak faith with someone you made a promise to or something you believed in, you stop acting in a way that supports them.

e.g. If we don't, we're breakingfaith with our people!
如果我们不这样，就是对我们的人民背信弃义！

5.真诚地;真心实意地;好意地
If you do somethingin good faith, you seriously believe that what you are doing is right, honest, or legal, even though this may not be the case.

e.g. This report was published in goodfaith but we regret any confusion which may have been caused.
我们发表这篇报道的初衷是好的，但对可能已造成的混乱深感歉意。

6.信守(诺言);恪守
If youkeep faith with someone you have made a promise to or something you believe in, you continue to support them even when it is difficult to do so.

e.g. He has made one of the most powerful American films of the year by keepingfaith with his radical principles.
他秉承自己一贯的激进风格，制作出了本年度美国最有感染力的影片之一。

7. see also: article of faith;leap of faith

1. 信任：当一款新产品从上市到形成一定的忠诚度为止,它应该经过认同(Recognition)、预期(Expect)、试用(Trial)、行为(Behavior)、信任(faith)五个阶段,而日本的学者在网络上把这五个阶段又重新划分为曝光率(Exposure)、吸引(Attraction)、

Christians profess their faith when they say the Creed.

基督教徒在念信经时就表明了他们的宗教信仰。

Missionaries went far afield to propagate their faith.

传教士到远方去传播其信仰。

The disaster caused him to waver in his faith.

这件灾难使他对信仰发生了动摇。

He has great talent, but he has lost his faith.

他很有天赋，但是他已经丧失了信心。

Love asks faith and faith asks firmness.

爱情要求信任,信任要求坚定。

I still have faith in John despite his shortcomings.

虽然约翰有缺点

I have great faith in you'u2500I know you'll do well.

我对你有信心——我知道你会干好的。

We've lost faith in the government's promises.

我们不再相信政府的承诺。

Her friend's kindness has restored her faith in human nature.

她朋友的善意使她恢复了对人性的信心。

He has blind faith (= unreasonable trust) in doctors' ability to find a cure.

他盲目相信医生有妙手回春的能力。

to lose your faith

失去信仰

faith is stronger than reason.

信仰比理智更有力。

the Christian faith

基督教

The children are learning to understand people of different faiths.

孩子们在学习理解不同宗教信仰的人。

They handed over the weapons as a gesture of good faith.

他们交出武器以示诚意。

We printed the report in good faith but have now learnt that it was incorrect.

我们好意印发了这份报告，但现在才知道它并不正确。

He has made one of the most powerful American films of the year by keeping faith with his radical principles.

他秉承自己一贯的激进风格，制作出了本年度美国最有感染力的影片之一。

This report was published in good faith but we regret any confusion which may have been caused.

我们发表这篇报道的初衷是好的，但对可能已造成的混乱深感歉意。

If we don't, we're breaking faith with our people!

如果我们不这样，就是对我们的人民背信弃义！

She had placed a great deal of faith in Mr Penleigh...

她对彭利先生极其信任。

People have lost faith in the British Parliament.

人们已经对英国议会失去了信任。

England shifted officially from a Catholic to a Protestant faith in the 16th century.

英格兰于 16 世纪正式由天主教改信新教。

Umberto Eco's loss of his own religious faith is reflected in his novels.

翁贝托·艾柯个人宗教信仰的丧失反映在了他的小说里。

My ex - husband was eager apprise me of the fact that my thesis was appraised as worthless.

我的前夫迫不及待地告诉我,我的论文被评价得一无是处.

She has a blind faith in his honesty.

她盲目相信他诚实.

He believed the faith that truth would overcome.

他相信真理终会得胜.

He was baptized into Christion faith.

他受洗礼加入基督教.

Let faith be your cynosure to walk by.

让信仰成为你生活中的灯塔.

I doubt whether he is in good faith.

我怀疑他是否有诚意.

Any deviation from the party's faith is seen as betrayal.

任何对党的信仰的偏离被视作背叛.

His comforting words helped to sustain me in my faith during those dark days.

在那黑暗的日子里,他的安慰支持了我的信念.

I have always rested complete faith in your ability to deal with matters of sudden urgency.

对于你处理紧急事务的能力,我历来是完全信任的.

I have faith in his ability to succeed.

我相信他有成功的能力.

1. They adhered to the faith of their fathers.
   他们坚持父辈的信念。
2. What you tell me shatters my faith in human nature.
   你跟我讲的这番话使我对人性的信念破灭了。
3. I'm sure she'll pass the test,I've got great faith in her.
   我肯定她会通过考试,我对她信心十足。
4. He still has great talent, but he has lost faith in himself.
   他仍然很有才气,却对自己失去了信心。
5. I haven't much faith in this medicine.
   我对这种药没有多大信心。
6. Have you any faith in what he says?
   你相信他的话吗?
7. I've got deep faith in the essential goodness of human nature.
   我对人性本善深信不疑。
8. I've lost faith in that fellow.
   我再也不相信那个家伙了。
9. He was brought up in the Christian faith.
   他是受基督教教育长大的。
10. She is Buddhist by faith.
    她信仰佛教。
11. It was an act of bad faith to betray one's friend.
    出卖朋友是一种背信弃义的行为。

～+that-clause

1. The just faith that justice would prevail impelled us forward.
   正义必胜的信念激励着我们前进。
2. The experience gave me faith that people can change.
   这一经历使我相信人是可以改变的。
3. I have firm faith that he will pass the exam.
   我坚信他会通过考试。

in bad faith

背信弃义地,存心不良地 breaking one's belief

in good faith

真诚地,诚意地 with honest intentions

keep faith

守信 keep one's words

on faith

不加怀疑 not doubting

动词+～

• faith">abjure faith放弃信仰
• faith">adhere faith坚持信仰
• faith">defend faith捍卫信仰
• faith">increase faith增强信念
• faith">keep faith守信
• faith">recant faith公开放弃信仰
• faith">renounce faith放弃信仰
• faith">retain faith保持信念
• faith">shatter faith使信心破灭
• faith">state faith阐述信念

形容词+～

• faith">abiding faith永恒的信念
• faith">bad faith不诚实
• faith">blind faith迷信
• faith">deep faith深信
• faith">different faith不同信仰
• faith">good faith忠诚
• faith">great faith信心十足
• faith">implicit faith绝对信任
• faith">infinite faith无限的信任
• faith">steadfast faith坚定的信念
• faith">sublime faith崇高的信仰
• faith">unshakable faith不可动摇的信念

介词+～

• faith">on faith不加怀疑

～+介词

• faith%20in%20God">faith in God信仰上帝
• faith%20in%20oneself">faith in oneself对自己充满信心

• To have faith in God is to surrender oneself to God.

  出自：J. H. Newman

• Citizens who have lost faith in government and almost in democratic institutions too.

  出自：Encounter

n.(名词)

1. faith的基本意思是指在心中对某人或某事形成了绝对的崇拜,或形成一种理念,即“信仰”,也可指对某人或某事充满了“信任,信心”。faith还可指“宗教信仰”。
2. faith在表示“信任…”时,后须接介词in。
3. faith后可接由that引起的同位语从句。

1. faith后可接that从句。

   Our absolute faith that peace will prevail.
   我们绝对信仰和平一定会是主流。

n.(名词)

faith, belief, confidence, trust

这组词都可以表示“相信”。其区别在于:

1.faith指有事实依据证明某人或某物真实可靠,毋庸置疑; belief是普通用语,指没有经过自己亲自观察和亲身经历就去相信,即使事实不真或根本不存在也不产生怀疑。例如:

I have great belief in his ability to succeed.我相信他有能力获得成功。

confidence指根据自己的观察,有充分的理由和证据承认某事是正确的。例如:

I had confidence in my own youth and energy.我对自己的年轻和精力很有信心。trust指从本人直观感觉认为某人的行为是正确的、符合道德标准的,可以信托。例如:

A child usually has perfect trust in his mother.孩子通常都很信任自己的母亲。

2.faith后可接that从句; belief后也可接that从句。例如:

Their great driving force is the belief that they are doing right.他们相信自己做得对的信念驱使他们前行。

confidence除可接that从句外,还可接动词不定式。例如:

I hadn't got enough confidence to go ahead .我没有足够的信心前进了。

trust除可用作名词外,还可用作动词。例如:

Can you trust his account of what happened?你相信他所说的这件事发生的原因吗?

belief，faith，confidence，conviction，credit，trust

这些名词都有“相信，信任”之意。

belief普通用词，指单纯从主观上的相信，不着重这种相信是否有根据。

faith语气较强，强调完全相信；有时也能仅凭感觉产生的相信。

confidence指对某人某事有充分信心，断定不会使人失望，因而给予信任。

conviction多指根据长期交往或实践，对某人某事有了认识和了解后产生的信心和相信，侧重其坚定性。

credit语气最弱，着重以声誉为信任的基础。

trust强调相信、信任的完全可靠。

belief，faith，trust，confidence

都含有“相信”的意思。

belief指“承认某事是真的, 尽管有或没有确凿的证据”。

faith指“认为有确凿证据或道理而完全相信”。

trust指“信赖”、“信任”, 含有“坚定的信念”的意思,。

confidence指“在有证据的基础上相信”, 也常指“自信”、“有把握”。

n.(名词)

绝不要对试验失去信心。

误 Never lose your faith of the experiment.

正 Never lose your faith in the experiment.

析 表示“对…失去信心”,应该说lose one's faith in,其中介词in不可用其他介词替换。

• ☆ 13世纪中期进入英语，直接源自古法语的feid；最初源自古典拉丁语的fides，意为信任，信仰。