faith

[feɪθ]
  • 释义
  • 信任;宗教信仰;宗教;

  • 词义辨析
  • faith, belief, confidence, trust
  • 这组词都可以表示“相信”。它们的区别在于:
    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”。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    He was baptized into Christion faith.

    他受洗礼加入基督教.

  • 2、

    For Republicans it is almost an article of faith that this tax should be cut.

    共和党人几乎是坚定不移地主张这项税收需削减。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 3、

    All that the tourists see are the externals of our faith.

    游客们看到的只是我们信仰的表面情况。

    柯林斯例句
  • 4、

    The public never had faith in his ability to handle the job.

    公众从来不相信他有能力胜任这一职位。

  • 5、

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

    她对彭利先生极其信任。

    柯林斯例句
  • 6、

    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.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 7、

    Naivety bordering on obtuseness helped sustain his faith.

    近乎鲁钝的天真使他坚守自己的信仰。

    柯林斯例句
  • 8、

    She has a blind faith in his honesty.

    她盲目相信他诚实.

    《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 9、

    Let faith be your cynosure to walk by.

    让信仰成为你生活中的灯塔.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 10、

    Their faith and courage carried them through.

    他们的信心和勇气使他们渡过了难关.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 11、

    He found comfort in Eva's blind faith in him.

    伊娃对他的盲目信任让他感到宽慰。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 12、

    Christianity is a living faith which has shaped the history of Britain.

    基督教塑造了英国的历史,而且至今还有人信奉.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 13、

    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。

    《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 14、

    His government is placing its faith in international diplomacy.

    他的政府对国际外交关系充满信心。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 15、

    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.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 16、

    He had implicit faith in the noble intentions of the Emperor.

    他对皇帝陛下高尚的动机深信不疑。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 17、

    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。

    柯林斯例句
  • 18、

    There are a lot of difficulties in front of us, yet we still have faith in victory.

    虽然面临许多困难, 然而我们对胜利仍充满信心.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 19、

    We must have faith in the masses.

    要相信群众.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 20、

    I have faith in his ability to succeed.

    我相信他有成功的能力.

    《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 21、

    She began to lose faith in herself.

    她开始对自己丧失信心.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 22、

    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.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 23、

    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。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 24、

    He abjured the Protestant faith and became King in 1594.

    他放弃了新教信仰,于1594年登基为王。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 25、

    Don't blindly trust in the good faith of any government official.

    不要盲目信任任何政府官员的诚意。

    ——柯林斯例句
  • 26、

    a gesture of good faith

    善意的表示

    ——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
  • 27、

    I doubt whether he is in good faith.

    我怀疑他是否有诚意.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 28、

    He believed the faith that truth would overcome.

    他相信真理终会得胜.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 29、

    In Poland, the faith has always meant more than mere religion.

    在波兰,信仰的含义向来不仅仅指宗教。

    ——柯林斯例句