Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #1738
faith
信任；信心
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.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
对控制人类命运的超自然力量的坚定信仰
- 3.
A conviction about abstractions, ideas, or beliefs, without empirical evidence, experience, or observation.
- 4.
complete confidence in a person or plan etc
对某人或计划等的完全信任
- 5.
An obligation of loyalty or fidelity and the observance of such an obligation.
- 6.
an institution to express belief in a divine power
表达对神圣力量信仰的机构
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
In use
She has strong faith in her abilities.
His faith in humanity was restored after the kindness of strangers.
They practice their faith every Sunday.
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
have faith in 后接名词或代词，表示对某人或某事物的信任。
I have faith in your ability to succeed.
我对你取得成功的能力有信心。
keep faith with sb
keep faith with sb 表示对某人保持忠诚或守信。
Connections
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
- The negotiations were conducted in good faith.谈判是本着诚意进行的。
- bad faith
- 恶意；不诚实
Learner notes
Memory Tip
信仰（faith）—— 像 '费事' 也值得坚守的信任。
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。
Grammar Note
表示“信仰”时通常不可数；表示“宗教”时可数。
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/.
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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