faiths

英 [feɪθs]

美 [feɪθs]

n.  信任; 相信; 信心; 宗教信仰; (某一)宗教
faith的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 相信;信任
  If you havefaith insomeone 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。
• N-COUNT 宗教
  Afaithis 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。
• N-UNCOUNT 宗教信仰
  Faithis 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。
• PHRASE 背弃;对…不忠;脱离
  If youbreak faith withsomeone 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！
• PHRASE 真诚地;真心实意地;好意地
  If you do somethingin 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。
• PHRASE 信守(诺言);恪守
  If youkeep faith withsomeone 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。
• See also:article of faithleap of faith

双语例句

• What distinguishes Mormonism from more established faiths is that its founding revelations occurred quite recently.
  摩门教和其它早已存在的宗教的区别在于它所启示的事最近发生了。
• For years, Al Qaeda and its affiliates have defiled a great religion of peace and justice, and ruthlessly murdered men, women and children of all nationalities and faiths.
  多年来，“基地”组织及其附庸亵渎了一个代表和平与正义的伟大宗教，残酷无情地杀害各种国籍和各种信仰的男子、妇女和儿童。
• We have absolutely no difficulty regarding having to work in countries with many faiths.
  我们完全没有困难要在不同的国家里和许多不同信仰的人一起工作。
• CFCA is now serving people of all faiths in23 developing countries.
  这个基金会现在为23个发展中国家各种信仰的人服务。
• Clerics vie continuously to create better tasting and more powerful curative potions than their brethren of other faiths.
  教士争夺，不断创造更好的味道比其他信仰的兄弟更强大的治疗药水。
• We can't allow the differences between peoples to define the way that we see one another. And that's why we must pursue a new beginning among people of different faiths and races and religions, one based upon mutual interest and mutual respect.
  我们不能让民族间的差异来界定看待彼此的方式，因此，我们必须在不同信仰、种族和宗教的人民之间谋求一个新开端，一个以互利和互尊为基础的开端。
• It argues that people of all faiths can go to heaven-something many Americans believe but Evangelical theology rejects.
  虽然很多美国人都相信这一点，但是福音派神学反对这个观点。
• Whatever its importance to other faiths, Cologne is a sensitive spot for German Islam.
  不管科隆对其它宗教信仰而言重要性如何，它对德国穆斯林来说都是一个敏感的地方。
• Myth# 1: Students of non-Western religious faiths or from racial minority backgrounds are not welcome in America.
  谜团1：非西方宗教信仰的学生，或是少数种族背景的学生在美国不受欢迎。
• To respect the morals, faiths and customs of guests, and never threaten their national dignity.
  尊重客人的道德信仰与风俗习惯，不损害民族尊严。