Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #1738
faith
信任；信心
核心释义
Trust or confidence in a person, thing, or plan.
- 1.
A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from prior empirical evidence.
- 2.
对控制人类命运的超自然力量的坚定信仰
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
- 3.
A conviction about abstractions, ideas, or beliefs, without empirical evidence, experience, or observation.
- 4.
对某人或计划等的完全信任
complete confidence in a person or plan etc
- 5.
An obligation of loyalty or fidelity and the observance of such an obligation.
- 6.
表达对神圣力量信仰的机构
an institution to express belief in a divine power
信仰；宗教信仰；宗教；教派；信念；坚信；忠诚；信守；对控制人类命运的超自然力量的坚定信仰
用法In use
She has strong faith in her abilities.
用法提示：faith 作为名词，表示'信任、信心'，后接介词 in 引出信任的对象。
His faith in humanity was restored after the kindness of strangers.
用法提示：faith 作为名词，表示'信念、信仰'，此处指对某种抽象事物的坚定相信。
They practice their faith every Sunday.
用法提示：faith 作为名词，表示'宗教信仰'，常与 practice, follow, keep 等动词搭配。
he lost his faith but not his morality
he cherished the faith of a good woman
a member of his own faith contradicted him
have faith in sb/sth
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- have faith in
- 对…有信心
- I have faith in your ability to succeed.我对你成功的能力有信心。
- keep faith
- 信守承诺
- He always keeps faith with his friends.他总是对朋友信守承诺。
- lose faith
- 失去信心
- She began to lose faith in the system.她开始对这个体系失去信心。
- faith in God
- 对上帝的信仰
- Her faith in God helped her through difficult times.她对上帝的信仰帮助她度过了困难时期。
- good faith
- 善意；真诚
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
信仰（faith）—— 像 '费事' 也值得坚守的信任。
语境与语域Context & Register
faith 作为名词，多用于宗教语境表示坚定的信仰，也用于表达对人或计划的完全信任。语体上，宗教用法较正式，日常信任用法较中性。总体语体混合。
语法说明Grammar Note
表示“信仰”时通常不可数；表示“宗教”时可数。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhyme with 'faith' (/feɪθ/). All end in '-th' but have different vowel sounds. 'Fifth' is a spelling lookalike but pronounced /fɪfθ/.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
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