belief

英[bɪ'liːf] 美[bɪ'liːf]
  • n. 信念;信仰;相信
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星级词汇:
  • belabour v.抨击;痛打;(过份冗长地)做或说=belabor(美).
    n. (名词)
    1. 相信,信任,信赖
    2. 信念,信仰,信条
    3. 看法,意见,观念,观点
    4. 教义
    5. 信心
    6. 【基督新教】信条
    7. 使徒信条
    8. 宗教信仰
    n. (名词)
    1. [U]相信;信任 a strong feeling that sth/sb exits or is true; confidence that sth/sb is good or right
    2. [U][S]看法;信念 an opinion about sth; sth that you think is true
    3. [C]信仰;宗教信条 sth that you believe, especially as part of your religion; an idea that you are certain is true, especially involving religion or politics

英英释义

Noun:
  1. any cognitive content held as true

  2. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed;

    "his impression of her was favorable"
    "what are your feelings about the crisis?"
    "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"
    "I had a feeling that she was lying"

1. The Greeks accepted belief in the immortality of the soul.
希腊人相信灵魂不灭。

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2. Sweden is lovely in summer— cold beyond belief in winter.
瑞典的夏天非常宜人——冬天却冷得让人难以置信。

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3. America's belief in its own God-ordained uniqueness started to erode.
美国人心中上帝赋予了他们独一无二的品质的信念开始逐渐丧失。

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4. Belief in the utility of higher education is shared by students nationwide.
全国的学生都相信高等教育是有用的。

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5. He holds the belief that he is a latter-day prophet.
他深信自己是当代先知。

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. It bolstered my belief.
      这增强了我的信念。
    2. He acted in accordance with his beliefs.
      他按照自己的信念行事。
    3. His belief of communism is immovable.
      他坚定不移地信仰共产主义。
    4. His firmness on his belief supported him in difficulties.
      困境中,他坚定的信仰支撑着他。
    5. There was a happy chime of belief and practice in everything she said.
      她所说的每一件事都体现了信仰和行动的完美和谐。
    6. He has lost his belief in God.
      他已不相信上帝了。
    7. The story of his miseries is beyond my belief.
      他的悲惨身世令人难以置信。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. His religious beliefs don't allow him to eat meat.
      他的宗教信仰不允许他吃肉。
    2. Where did the word come from? There are all sorts of beliefs.
      这个词到底是从哪儿来的呢?众说纷纭。
    3. All non-violent religious and political beliefs should be respected equally.
      对所有非暴力的宗教和政治信仰应予以同等尊重。
    4. Could you defend your political beliefs?
      你能捍卫你的政治信念吗?
    5. He was jailed for his religious beliefs.
      他因宗教信仰而入狱。
    6. Contrary to popular belief, he was not responsible for the tragedy.
      与大家的看法相反,他对这出悲剧没有责任。
    7. He acted in accordance with his beliefs.
      他按照自己的信念行事。
    8. She is a woman with strong religious beliefs.
      她是一个有强烈宗教信仰的妇女。
    ~+ prep. -phrase
    1. They abandoned their beliefs about this religion.
      他们放弃了对这种宗教的种种看法。
    2. Her belief in God remained strong.
      她对上帝的信仰坚强如初。
    3. His belief in God gave him hope during difficult times.
      他对上帝的信仰使他在困境中看到希望。
    4. I have complete belief in my friends.
      对朋友我是完全信任的。
    5. The failure of the operation has shaken my belief in the doctor.
      手术的失败动摇了我对医生的信心。
    6. There's nothing more natural than a childish belief in his parents.
      没有任何事情比一个孩子对父母的信赖更自然。
    7. They cherish a belief in ghosts.
      他们相信鬼魂的存在。
    8. I have't much belief in his honesty.
      我不太相信他的诚实。
    9. It robbed her of her profound belief in religion.
      这使她不再对宗教深信不疑。
    10. I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing.
      我佩服他对自己的工作所抱的坚定的信念。
    11. This theory goes against the beliefs of most current political thinkers.
      这个理论与当今大多数政治思想家的看法相违背。
    12. Most children follow the belief of their parents.
      大多数孩子追随父母的信仰。
    13. Due to his belief upon the false testimony he made a mistake.
      由于相信假证词,他犯了个错误。
    ~+that-clause
    1. I hold a firm belief that he will win.
      我坚信他会成功。
    2. It is my belief that nuclear weapons are immoral.
      我相信使核武器是不道德的。
    3. It's my belief that her death was not an accident.
      我相信她的死亡并非意外事故所致。
    4. He deceived us into the belief that he was an honest man.
      他骗得我们相信他是诚实的人。
    5. There is a general belief that thing will soon get better.
      大家普遍认为情况很快就会好转。
    6. There is widespread belief that an agreement has been made.
      大家普遍认为已经签订了协议。
n. (名词)
  1. belief的基本意思是“相信;信任”,指对某事物或人的真实性和正确性所具有的信心,无论根据是否充足或是否必然,均认为是真实可信的,这种看法可以是自己头脑中产生的,也可以是别人灌输的。
  2. belief后面接介词about表示“关于…的看法,意见”;后面接由that引导的同位语从句或介词in表示“对…的信仰”;后面接介词upon表示“相信”。
  1. 词组beyond belief可作状语短语。

    The boy's health has improved beyond belief.

  2. beyond belief还可作形容词短语。

    Improvement beyond belief has been effected in the boy's health.

n. (名词)
belief, confidence, faith, trust
  • 这组词都可以表示“相信”。其区别在于:
  • 1.faith指有事实依据证明某人或某物真实可靠,毋庸置疑; belief是普通用语,指没有经过自己亲自观察和亲身经历就去相信,即使事实不真或根本不存在也不产生怀疑。例如:
  • I have great belief in his ability to succeed.我相信他有能力获得成功。
  • confidence指根据自己的观察,有充分的理由和证据承认某事是正确的。例如:
  • I had confidence in my own youth and energy.我对自己的年轻和精力很有信心。trust指从本人直观感觉认为某人的行为是正确的、符合道德标准的,可以信托。例如:
  • A child usually has perfect trust in his mother.孩子通常都很信任自己的母亲。
  • 2.faith后可接that从句; belief后也可接that从句。例如:
  • Their great driving force is the belief that they are doing right.他们相信自己做得对的信念驱使他们前行。
  • confidence除可接that从句外,还可接动词不定式。例如:
  • I hadn't got enough confidence to go ahead .我没有足够的信心前进了。
  • trust除可用作名词外,还可用作动词。例如:
  • Can you trust his account of what happened?你相信他所说的这件事发生的原因吗?
  • belief,faith,confidence,conviction,credit,trust
  • 这些名词都有“相信,信任”之意。
  • belief普通用词,指单纯从主观上的相信,不着重这种相信是否有根据。
  • faith语气较强,强调完全相信;有时也能仅凭感觉产生的相信。
  • confidence指对某人某事有充分信心,断定不会使人失望,因而给予信任。
  • conviction多指根据长期交往或实践,对某人某事有了认识和了解后产生的信心和相信,侧重其坚定性。
  • credit语气最弱,着重以声誉为信任的基础。
  • trust强调相信、信任的完全可靠。
  • belief,faith,trust,confidence
  • 都含有“相信”的意思。
  • belief指“承认某事是真的, 尽管有或没有确凿的证据”。
  • faith指“认为有确凿证据或道理而完全相信”。
  • trust指“信赖”、“信任”, 含有“坚定的信念”的意思,。
  • confidence指“在有证据的基础上相信”, 也常指“自信”、“有把握”。
  • 用作名词 (n.)
    beyond belief
      难以置信的; 不可思议的 too great, difficult, dreadful to be believed; incredible
    to the best of one's belief
      据某人所知;在某人看来
    in the belief that...
      相信… feeling confident that...
    用作名词 (n.)
    动词+~ 形容词+~ 名词+~ 介词+~ ~+介词