faith

noun

1. 信任；相信；信心
   trust in sb's ability or knowledge; trust that sb/sth will do what has been promised
   1. 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。
   2. We've lost faith in the government's promises.
      我们不再相信政府的承诺。
   3. 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。
   4. 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。
2. 宗教信仰
   strong religious belief
   1. to lose your faith
      失去信仰
   2. Faith is stronger than reason.
      信仰比理智更有力。
3. （某一）宗教
   a particular religion
   1. the Christian faith
      基督教
   2. 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。
4. 诚意；善意
   the intention to do sth right
   1. They handed over the weapons as a gesture of good faith.
      他们交出武器以示诚意。

1. N-UNCOUNT 相信;信任
   If you have faith in someone or something, you feel confident about their ability or goodness.
   1. She had placed a great deal of faith in Mr Penleigh...
      她对彭利先生极其信任。
   2. People have lost faith in the British Parliament.
      人们已经对英国议会失去了信任。
2. N-COUNT 宗教
   A faith is a particular religion, for example Christianity, Buddhism, or Islam.
   1. 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。
3. N-UNCOUNT 宗教信仰
   Faith is strong religious belief in a particular God.
   1. 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。
4. PHRASE 背弃;对…不忠;脱离
   If you break faith with someone you made a promise to or something you believed in, you stop acting in a way that supports them.
   1. 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！
5. PHRASE 真诚地;真心实意地;好意地
   If you do something in good faith, you seriously believe that what you are doing is right, honest, or legal, even though this may not be the case.
   1. 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。
6. PHRASE 信守(诺言);恪守
   If you keep 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.
   1. 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。
7. See also: article of faith leap of faith

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. They are disinclined to use violence because it is against their Buddhist faith.
   他们不愿意使用暴力，因为这么做违背他们的佛教信仰。
4. 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。
5. She had placed a great deal of faith in Mr Penleigh
   她对彭利先生极其信任。
6. People have lost faith in the British Parliament.
   人们已经对英国议会失去了信任。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. He retains a faith in human goodness.
    他依然相信人是善良的。
12. He had implicit faith in the noble intentions of the Emperor.
    他对皇帝的高尚意图深信不疑。
13. He also had an invincible faith in the medicinal virtues of garlic.
    他同时也对大蒜的医学功效深信不疑。
14. For the first time in his life he regretted that he had no faith.
    有生以来第一次他为自己没有信仰而后悔。
15. 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。
16. His government is placing its faith in international diplomacy.
    他的政府对国际外交关系充满信心。
17. How much faith should we put in anti-ageing products?
    我们对抗衰老产品应该抱有多少信心？
18. I don't think his faith should be ridiculed.
    我认为不应该嘲笑他的信仰。
19. I get some stick from the lads because of my faith but I don't mind.
    我由于自己的信仰遭到了伙伴们的取笑，但我不在乎。
20. Non-violence and patience are the central tenets of their faith
    非暴力和忍耐是他们的信仰的核心原则。
21. 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。
22. She had an unshakeable faith in human goodness and natural honesty.
    她坚信人的本性是善良诚实的。
23. His faith that men such as the Reverend John Leale tried to do their best is unshaken.
    他始终深信约翰·莱亚莱神父等人已经尽了全力了。
24. Once again he has broken his faith with them.
    他又一次对他们不守信义。
25. They were compelled to abjure their faith.
    他们被迫发誓放弃自己的信仰。
26. You cannot expect your friends to trust you if you don't keep faith with them.
    假如你对朋友不守信义，你就不要指望他们会信任你。
27. She began to lose faith in herself.
    她开始对自己丧失信心。
28. We must have faith in the masses.
    要相信群众。
29. He has reaffirmed his faith in democracy.
    他再次重申了自己的民主信仰。

  belief credit faith【导航词义：相信】

  belief n. 信念，相信

〔辨析〕指明确的见解，是头脑中对某事物形成的深信不疑的认识，但这种认识未必经过证实，可能是发自内心的，也可能是受外界影响而形成。

  credit n. 信任；信用，荣誉

〔辨析〕主要指相信某事是真实的、正确的，或指某人在商业方面的信用。

  faith n. 相信；信心

〔辨析〕指对某人或某物持有的极大信任或很强的信心，通常后接介词 in。

n.

break/keep faith with sb

• 对某人不守信用 / 守信用；不忠诚 / 忠诚于某人
  to break/keep a promise that you have made to sb; to stop/continue being loyal to sb

in bad faith

• 存心不良；背信弃义地
  knowing that what you are doing is wrong

in good faith

• 真诚；诚心诚意
  believing that what you are doing is right; believing that sth is correct
  1. 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。

pin (all) your hopes on sb/sth

pin your faith on sb/sth

• 完全依赖；寄希望于；指望
  to rely on sb/sth completely for success or help
  1. The company is pinning its hopes on the new project.
     这家公司对此新项目寄予厚望。

noun

1. loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person
   1. keep the faith
   2. they broke faith with their investors

2. complete confidence in a person or plan etc
   1. he cherished the faith of a good woman
   2. the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust

   Synonym:    trust

3. a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
   1. he lost his faith but not his morality

   Synonym:    religionreligious belief

4. an institution to express belief in a divine power
   1. he was raised in the Baptist religion
   2. a member of his own faith contradicted him

   Synonym:    religionorganized religion