faith
noun uk/feɪθ/ us/feɪθ/
(TRUST)
B2 [ U ]信任;信心
great trust or confidence in something or someone
She has no faith in modern medicine. 她对现代医学没有信心。
You'll cope - I have great faith in you. 你能应付得了——我对你很有信心。
After the trial, his family said they had lost all faith in the judicial system. 审判之后，他的家人说，他们对司法体系已完全丧失信心。
Politicians must start keeping their promises if they want to restore the people's faith in government. 如果政治人物想恢复人们对政府的信任，他们必须开始信守承诺。
- More examples
- The leader's speech was impressive and confirmed her faith in the party.
- The people have no faith in their government, and herein lies the root of the problem.
- All her life she had implicit faith in socialism.
- When the drugs failed to cure her, she put her faith in herbal medicine.
- It was apparent that the captain had little faith in the rest of the team.
(RELIGION)
B2 [ C ]（某一）宗教
a particular religion
the Muslim/Christian/Jewish/Buddhist faith 伊斯兰教／基督教／犹太教／佛教
They were persecuted for their faith. 他们因宗教信仰而遭受迫害。
He was forced to practise his faith in secret. 他被迫对自己的宗教信仰保密。
a multi-faith society 宗教信仰多元化的社会
They were brought up in the true faith (= the religion which the speaker believes is the only true one). 他们在正统的宗教熏陶下长大。
B2 [ U ]宗教信仰
strong belief in God or a particular religion
Even in the bad times she never lost her faith. 即使在困难时期，她也从未丧失信仰。
Her faith in God was shattered when her baby died. 她的孩子死后，她对上帝的信仰破灭了。
It's my faith that keeps me going. 是我的信仰在推动我前进。
- More examples
- Protestantism and Roman Catholicism are both denominations of the Christian faith.
- In a multicultural society is it not anomalous to have a blasphemy law which only protects one religious faith?
- He views his life as a spiritual journey towards a greater understanding of his faith.
- She was sustained by the strength of her religious faith.
- She is a pious follower of the faith, never missing her prayers.
Idioms
accept/take something on faithidiom 未加核实地相信;不加怀疑地相信
to be willing to believe something without proof
faith can move mountainsidiom saying 精诚所至，金石为开。
if someone's beliefs and confidence are strong enough, they can achieve something that is very difficult
have faith!idiom （用于鼓励某人保持信念或自信）别泄气！
If you tell someone to have faith, you are encouraging them to stay confident.
Have faith! Everything will work out. 别气馁！最后一切都会好起来的。
keep faith with something/someoneidiom UK 对…信任;对…守信
to continue to support something or someone, or to do what you promised to do in a particular thing
Despite the continuing recession, the government has asked people to keep faith with its reforms. 尽管经济持续衰退，政府还是要求人们继续支持改革。
The company has not kept faith with its promise to invest in training. 公司没有信守在培训上投入资金的承诺。
put/place your faith in something/someoneidiom 相信，信任，对…有信心
to make a decision to trust something or someone
Some people put their faith in strong leaders rather than sound policies. 一些人相信强有力的领导者，而不是健全的政策。