faith

1. N-UNCOUNT If you have faith in someone or something, you feel confident about their ability or goodness. 信心

People have lost faith in the government. 人們已失去了對(duì)政府的信心。

2. N-UNCOUNT Faith is strong religious belief in a particular God. 宗教信仰

Umberto Eco's loss of his own religious faith is reflected in his novels. 翁貝托·?？谱诮绦叛龅膯适г谒男≌f當(dāng)中得到了反映。

3. N-COUNT A faith is a particular religion, for example, Christianity, Buddhism, or Islam. 宗教

England shifted officially from a Catholic to a Protestant faith in the 16th century. 英格蘭在16世紀(jì)正式從信仰天主教改信新教。

4. PHRASE 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. 真心實(shí)意地

This report was published in good faith but we regret any confusion which may have been caused. 發(fā)表這份報(bào)告出自誠(chéng)意，但是我們對(duì)可能引發(fā)的任何混亂而感到遺憾。