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faith
n
1 [U] ~ (in sb/sth) trust; strong belief; unquestioning confidence 信任; 信仰; 信心
put one´s faith in God 信仰上帝
Have you any faith in what he says? 你相信他的话吗?
I haven´t much faith in this medicine. 我对这种药没有多大信心.
I´ve lost faith in that fellow, ie I can no longer trust him. 我再也不相信那个家伙了.
2 [U, sing] strong belief, without proof, in God or in an established religion 宗教信仰
a strong faith 坚定的宗教信仰
lose one´s faith 失去对上帝的信仰
Faith is stronger than reason. 宗教信仰比推理劝说更具威力.
3 [C] religion 宗教: the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths 基督教、 犹太教和伊斯兰教.
4 (idm 习语) break/keep faith with sb break/keep one´s promise to sb; be disloyal/loyal to sb 对某人不守信用[守信用]; 对某人不忠诚[忠诚]. in good `faith with honest intentions 真诚地; 诚意地
She signed the letter in good faith, not realizing its implications. 她真心实意地在信上签了字, 没意识到其中另有含义.
He bought the painting in good faith, eg not realizing that it had been stolen. 他买这幅画时不虞内有跷蹊(如未想到是贼赃).
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