article of faith

英 [ˌɑːtɪkl əv ˈfeɪθ]

美 [ˌɑːrtɪkl əv ˈfeɪθ]

n.  信条; 信念

牛津词典

noun

• 信条；信念
  something you believe very strongly, as if it were a religious belief

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 信条；信念
  If something is anarticle of faithfor a person or group, they believe in it totally.
  1. For Republicans it is almost an article of faith that this tax should be cut.
     共和党人几乎是坚定不移地主张这项税收需削减。

英英释义

noun

• an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
  Synonym:convictionstrong belief
• (Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided
  Synonym:credendum

双语例句

• Accentuating the positive is an article of faith here.
  强调积极面在这里已变成一种信仰。
• The article explores the concept, foundation and the condition of the legal faith.
  法律信仰即关于法律的信仰或法律领域中的信仰，指人们对某种在其看来具有普遍价值的法律观念抱有深刻信任的情感状态。
• However, the article also pointed out that in matters of faith, as opposed to the older generation of painters, many young painters showed more and more indifferent and estrangement.
  但是，本文也指出在信仰方面，相对于老一辈的画工，很多年轻的画工表现出了越来越多的冷漠和疏远。
• It's just an article of faith for them.
  这对于他们来说只是一种信条。
• The article analyzes the meaning of bad faith in anti-abstraction's use and its structure in the abstract principle.
  本文分析了反无因性论者所说的恶意的含义，并分析了它在无因性原则下所具有的意义。
• This article is for the purpose of analyzing the electronic commerce good faith flaw the performance and the reason, and proposes in light of this some should to it horse whip, in order to serve for building the good electronic commerce's good faith environment.
  文章旨在分析电子商务诚信缺失的表现与原因，并就此提出一些应对之策，以求为营造良好的电子商务诚信环境服务。
• Even if China becomes stronger, we will not seek hegemony because we have learned from our bitterest experience in the modern period that one should not impose on others he himself does not desire. This is an article of faith for us.
  即使中国发展强大起来，我们也不会称霸，因为中国在近现代历史的惨痛遭遇中有深刻感受，己所不欲，勿施于人，这是中国人的信条。
• This article tries to reveal the present situations of faith in five groups ( workers, peasants, intellectuals, individuals and university students), analyzes the origin of the weakening of faith and provides educational countermeasures.
  本文试图从心理学角度以中国民众精神信仰与社会安定意识的实证性研究为依据，揭示我国工人、农民、知识分子、个体户和大学生五个群体的信仰现状，并分析信仰弱化的根源及其教育对策。
• It is an article of faith in bullion markets that the US will be the last country to dispose of its gold stock.
  黄金市场的一条信念是，美国将是最后一个处置其黄金储备的国家。
• For Republicans it is almost an article of faith that this tax should be cut.
  共和党人几乎是坚定不移地主张这项税收需削减。