plural faiths
plural faiths
Learner's definition of FAITH
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[noncount] : strong belief or trust in someone or something相信;信心;信赖 -
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。
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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。
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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。
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I have no faith in politicians. = I put/have little faith in politicians. [=I do not trust politicians]我不信任政客。
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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。
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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。
— see also bad faith, good faith 2
a [noncount] : belief in the existence of God : strong religious feelings or beliefs信仰上帝;宗教信仰 -
religious faith宗教信仰
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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。
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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。
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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。
b [count] : a system of religious beliefs : religion宗教
accept/take (something) on faith
: to accept (something) as true without proof or evidence that it is true未经核实地接受;不加考查即相信
an article of faith
: something that is believed without being questioned or doubted坚定的信念
break faith with
: to stop supporting or being loyal to (someone) : to betray (someone)背弃;背信
keep faith with
: to continue supporting or being loyal to (someone)(对某人)守信,践诺
keep the faith
: to continue to believe in, trust, or support someone or something when it is difficult to do so恪守信念;坚持信任;拒不背弃