| 词汇 | belief |
| 释义 | belief 2 ENTRIES FOUND: belief (noun) best (noun) belief /bəˈliːf/ noun plural beliefs belief /bəˈliːf/ noun plural beliefs Learner's definition of BELIEF 1 a : a feeling of being sure that someone or something exists or that something is true信念；信心 [singular] a heartfelt/deep/deep-seated/firm/strong/passionate belief诚挚/深深/根深蒂固/坚定/强烈/狂热的信念 — often + in He says that he is given strength by his belief in God.他说对上帝的信仰赐予他力量。 He has a strong belief in his ability to win. [=he is certain that he can win]他坚信自己有能力取胜。 His family has an unshakable belief in his innocence.他的家人坚信他是无辜的。 — often + that It's my belief that the current policy is certain to fail. [=I believe that the current policy is certain to fail]我相信现行政策注定要失败。 She bought the rug in the belief that [=because she believed that] it was a real antique, not a fake.她买下那张地毯，因为她相信那是件货真价实的古董，绝非赝品。 Many people arrived early in the mistaken/erroneous belief that [=because they mistakenly believed that] free tickets would be available.许多人早早就到了，因为他们误以为能得到免费票。 There is a growing belief that [=an increasing number of people believe that] these policies will not succeed.越来越多的人认为这些政策不会成功。 [noncount] There is growing belief that these policies will not succeed.越来越多的人认为这些政策不会成功。 Contrary to popular belief, the economy has actually improved in recent months. [=the economy has improved although many/most people do not think that it has]与大多数人的看法相反，近几个月的经济情况实际上已有所好转。 — compare disbelief b [singular] : a feeling that something is good, right, or valuable信任；信赖— + in a belief in democracy对民主的笃信 a judge who had a firm/strong belief in judicial restraint对司法克制曾抱有坚定信念的法官 c [singular] : a feeling of trust in the worth or ability of someone信心— + in He has a strong belief in himself. [=he strongly believes that he will succeed]他对自己非常有信心。 2 [count] : something that a person accepts as true or right : a strongly held opinion about something信仰：信念 He gets angry if anyone challenges his religious/political beliefs.如果有人质疑他的宗教/政治信仰，他就会发火。 We challenged his beliefs about religion.我们质疑他的宗教信仰。 erroneous/mistaken/false beliefs错误的信仰 a system of beliefs = a belief system信仰体系 — compare unbelief 3 [noncount] : the state of being accepted as true : the state of being believed信；相信 a story that is worthy of belief [=a story that deserves to be believed, a believable story]可信的故事 a story that defies belief = (chiefly Brit) a story that beggars belief [=an unbelievable story]令人难以置信的故事 beyond belief : not capable of being believed难以置信 events that are beyond belief [=events that are unbelievable]令人难以置信的事件 She is beautiful beyond belief. [=she is unbelievably/extremely beautiful]她美得简直令人难以置信。 to the best of your belief ◊ If you say something is to the best of your belief, you mean that it agrees with what you know and believe to be true.据…所知 To the best of my belief [=(more commonly) to the best of my knowledge, as far as I know], everyone arrived on time. [=I think that everyone arrived on time, but it is possible that someone arrived late and I don't know about it]据我所知，所有人都按时到达了。 |
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