faith

faith
noun
[mass noun]
  1. complete trust or confidence in someone or something
    信任，信赖；信心
    this restores one's faith in politicians.
    这恢复了人们对政治家的信任。
  2. strong belief in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof
    宗教信仰，信德
    ■[count noun]a system of religious belief
    （某一）宗教
    the Christian faith.
    基督教。
    ■[count noun]a strongly held belief or theory
    信念；笃信的学说
    the faith that life will expand until it fills the universe.
    笃信生命会扩展直至充溢整个宇宙的学说。
exclamation
  1. (chiefly Irish)said to express surprise or emphasis
    (主爱尔兰)［用以表示惊讶或强调］哎呀
    faith, I was shown the door myself and came home.
    哎呀，我自己就被下了逐客令回家来了。
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break (或 keep) faith
  1. be disloyal (or loyal)
    不忠（或忠诚）；背叛（或忠实）
    an attempt to make us break faith with our customers.
    让我们失信于顾客的企图。
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French feid, from Latin fides
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