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

• 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。
• I admire people of faith, all faiths.
  我敬重那些有信仰的人，各种信仰。
• 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。
• Freedom of religion is the birthright of people of all faiths and beliefs in all places.
  宗教自由是任何地方持任何信仰和信念的人们与生俱来的权利。
• 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。
• 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。
• New forms of militancy emerged in Syria, long host to a multitude of faiths.
  众多信仰长期并存的叙利亚出现了新的战斗形式。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。