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。
• Involving persons of different religious faiths.
  包括不同宗教信仰的人。
• Bush were equally ecumenical regarding the other monotheistic faiths during their tenures.
  布什在他们的任期内也同样充当其他宗教信仰的普世价值。
• 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。
• And thats why were deepening our economic cooperation, improving regional security, and advancing mutual understanding across cultures, faiths, and nations.
  正是因为如此，我们正在深化我们的经济合作，加强地区安全，促进与各种文化、信仰和国家的相互理解。
• Religious festivals, she told me, were always celebrated by neighbours of different faiths, too.
  她告诉我，不同信仰的邻居们也总是会庆祝各种宗教节日。
• He said extremists are playing on their differences, and are killing people in many countries of many faiths.
  他说，极端主义分子利用人们之间的分歧，在很多国家杀害信仰不同的平民。
• If you travel across America, you will find people of many different ethic backgrounds and many different faiths.
  如果你去美国旅行的话，你会见到来自不同种族背景，有着不同信仰的人。
• 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。
• As people of all cultures and faiths welcome the Year of the Tiger, let us all give thanks for family, the wisdom of our ancestors, and the company of our friends and neighbors.
  不同文化和信仰的人们一同迎来了虎年。在这样的时刻，让我们感谢家人，感谢祖先的智慧，感谢朋友和邻里的陪伴。