faith
noun
feɪθ
noun
1
TRUST/CONFIDENCE IN SB/STH
信任/相信某人/某物
a
strong
feeling
of
trust
or
confidence
in
someone
or
something
相信; 信任; 信心
U
have
faith
(in
sb/sth)
I
still
have
faith
in
him.
我对他仍有信心。
‘Have
faith,
Alexandra,’
he
said.
“有点信心，亚历山德拉。”他说道。
lose
faith
(in
sb/sth)
The
public
has
lost
faith
in
the
government.
公众已对政府失去信心。
destroy/restore
sb’s
faith
(in
sb/sth)
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.
belief
and
trust
in
God
b.
one
of
the
main
religions
in
the
world
宗教
U C
[+
in
]
the
Jewish/Muslim/Hindu
etc
faith
deep
religious
faith
my
faith
in
God
People
from
all
faiths
are
welcome.
members
of
the
Jewish
faith
坚定的宗教信仰 我对上帝的信仰 欢迎各界宗教人士。 犹太教信徒
deep
religious
faith
坚定的宗教信仰
[+
in
]
my
faith
in
God
我对上帝的信仰
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 sb/sth
to
stop
supporting
or
believing
in
a
person,
organization,
or
idea
背弃; 背信，不信守; 脱离
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，同时又不背弃党呢？
4
keep faith with sb/sth
to
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
honest
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
something
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对他的信任。