英汉词典

faith 基本解释

• n. 信仰；信念；信任；忠实
• n. (Faith)人名；(匈)福伊特；(英)费思，费丝(女名)；(瑞典)法伊特

faith 词态变化

faith 中文词源

来自PIE*bheidh, 相信，信任，信仰，词源同federal, confidence.

faith 英文词源

faith

faith: [12] Faith comes ultimately from the prehistoric Indo-European *bhidh-, *bhoidh- (source also of English federal). It produced Latin fidēs ‘faith’, which lies behind a wide range of English words, including confide, defy, diffident (which originally meant ‘distrustful’), fealty [14], fidelity [15], fiduciary [17], and perfidy [16].

Its descendants in the Romance languages include Italian fede, Portuguese fé (as in auto-da-fé, literally ‘act of faith’, acquired by English in the 18th century), and Old French feid. This was pronounced much as modern English faith is pronounced, and Middle English took it over as feth or feith. (A later Old French form fei, foreshadowing modern French foi, produced the now defunct English fay [13]).
=> confide, defy, diffident, federal, fidelity, fiduciary, perfidy

faith (n.)

mid-13c., faith, feith, fei, fai "faithfulness to a trust or promise; loyalty to a person; honesty, truthfulness," from Anglo-French and Old French feid, foi "faith, belief, trust, confidence; pledge" (11c.), from Latin fides "trust, faith, confidence, reliance, credence, belief," from root of fidere "to trust," from PIE root *bheidh- "to trust" (source also of Greek pistis "faith, confidence, honesty;" see bid). For sense evolution, see belief. Accomodated to other English abstract nouns in -th (truth, health, etc.).

From early 14c. as "assent of the mind to the truth of a statement for which there is incomplete evidence," especially "belief in religious matters" (matched with hope and charity). Since mid-14c. in reference to the Christian church or religion; from late 14c. in reference to any religious persuasion.

And faith is neither the submission of the reason, nor is it the acceptance, simply and absolutely upon testimony, of what reason cannot reach. Faith is: the being able to cleave to a power of goodness appealing to our higher and real self, not to our lower and apparent self. [Matthew Arnold, "Literature & Dogma," 1873]

From late 14c. as "confidence in a person or thing with reference to truthfulness or reliability," also "fidelity of one spouse to another." Also in Middle English "a sworn oath," hence its frequent use in Middle English oaths and asseverations (par ma fay, mid-13c.; bi my fay, c. 1300).

faith 词组搭配

faith 英文释义

1. a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny;

"he lost his faith but not his morality"

2. complete confidence in a person or plan etc;

"he cherished the faith of a good woman"

"the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"

3. institution to express belief in a divine power;

"he was raised in the Baptist religion"

"a member of his own faith contradicted him"

4. loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person;

"keep the faith"

"they broke faith with their investors"

faith 同义词解析

belief, faith, confidence, conviction, credit, trust

这些名词都有"相信，信任"之意。

belief： 普通用词，指单纯从主观上的相信，不着重这种相信是否有根据。

faith： 语气较强，强调完全相信；有时也能仅凭感觉产生的相信。

confidence： 指对某人某事有充分信心，断定不会使人失望，因而给予信任。

conviction： 多指根据长期交往或实践，对某人某事有了认识和了解后产生的信心和相信，侧重其坚定性。

credit： 语气最弱，着重以声誉为信任的基础。

trust： 强调相信、信任的完全可靠。

faith 双语例句

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。

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2. 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。

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3. His government is placing its faith in international diplomacy.

他的政府对国际外交关系充满信心。

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4. He abjured the Protestant faith and became King in 1594.

他放弃了新教信仰，于1594年登基为王。

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5. 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。

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faith 实用场景例句

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。

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We've lost faith in the government's promises.

我们不再相信政府的承诺。

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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。

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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。

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to lose your faith

失去信仰

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Faith is stronger than reason.

信仰比理智更有力。

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the Christian faith

基督教

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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。

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They handed over the weapons as a gesture of good faith.

他们交出武器以示诚意。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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！

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She had placed a great deal of faith in Mr Penleigh...

她对彭利先生极其信任。

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People have lost faith in the British Parliament.

人们已经对英国议会失去了信任。

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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。

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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。

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My ex - husband was eager apprise me of the fact that my thesis was appraised as worthless.

我的前夫迫不及待地告诉我,我的论文被评价得一无是处.

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She has a blind faith in his honesty.

她盲目相信他诚实.

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He believed the faith that truth would overcome.

他相信真理终会得胜.

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He was baptized into Christion faith.

他受洗礼加入基督教.

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Let faith be your cynosure to walk by.

让信仰成为你生活中的灯塔.

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I doubt whether he is in good faith.

我怀疑他是否有诚意.

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Any deviation from the party's faith is seen as betrayal.

任何对党的信仰的偏离被视作背叛.

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His comforting words helped to sustain me in my faith during those dark days.

在那黑暗的日子里,他的安慰支持了我的信念.

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I have always rested complete faith in your ability to deal with matters of sudden urgency.

对于你处理紧急事务的能力,我历来是完全信任的.

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I have faith in his ability to succeed.

我相信他有成功的能力.

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