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

　abandon one's ～　放弃信仰
　abjure one's ～　放弃信仰
　acknowledge one's ～　承认信仰
　alter one's ～　改变信仰
　cherish a ～　抱有信念
　declare one's ～　表明信仰
　destroy a ～　破坏信念
　die for one's ～　为信仰而献身
　discard one's ～　放弃信仰
　entertain a ～　抱有信念
　express one's ～　表明信仰
　foster a ～　树立信念
　give up ～one's　放弃信仰
　have ～ in sb　信任某人；对某人有信心
　hold a ～　持有信念
　impose a ～　寄托信念
　maintain a ～　持有信念
　relinquish one's ～　抛弃信念
　rigid in one's ～　固执己见
　secure in one's ～s　坚守自己的信仰
　shake one's ～　动摇信仰
　shake sb's ～ in sth　动摇某人对某事物的信念
　share sb's ～　与某人有共同信念
　stick up for one's ～s　捍卫自己的信仰
　strengthen a ～　加强信念
　support a ～　支持信念
　ancient ～　古老的信仰
　basic ～　根本的信仰
　common ～　普遍的信仰
　contemporary ～　当代的信仰
　contrary ～s　相对立的信仰
　current ～　当代的信仰
　deep-rooted ～　根深蒂固的信念
　doctrinaire ～　教条主义信念
　erroneous ～　错误的信念
　false ～　错误的信念
　firm ～　坚定的信念
　general ～　普遍的信仰
　great ～　完全相信
　mistaken ～　错误的信念
　old ～　古老的信仰
　political ～　政治信仰
　prevalent ～　流行的说法
　religious ～　宗教信仰
　strong ～　坚定的信仰
　superstitious ～　迷信的说法
　unpopular ～　不受欢迎的说法
　unshakable ～　不可动摇的信念
　widely accepted ～　广泛接受的信念
　wide-spread ～　广为流传的说法
　Buddhist ～s　佛教教义
　Christian ～s　基督教教义
　communism ～　共产主义信念
　beyond ～　难以置信
　in the ～　相信
　unworthy of ～　不可置信
　～ in democracy　对民主的笃信
　～ in God　对上帝的信仰
　～ in sb　信任某人，对某人有信心

　His religious beliefs don't allow him to eat meat.　他的宗教信仰不允许他吃肉。
　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。
　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。
　Could you defend your political beliefs? 　你能捍卫你的政治信念吗?
　He was jailed for his religious beliefs.　他因宗教信仰而入狱。
　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。
　He acted in accordance with his beliefs.　他按照自己的信念行事。
　She is a woman with strong religious beliefs.　她是一个有强烈宗教信仰的妇女。
　They abandoned their beliefs about this religion.　他们放弃了对这种宗教的种种看法。
　Her belief in God remained strong.　她对上帝的信仰坚强如初。
　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。
　I have complete belief in my friends.　对朋友我是完全信任的。
　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。
　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。
　They cherish a belief in ghosts.　他们相信鬼魂的存在。
　I have't much belief in his honesty.　我不太相信他的诚实。
　It robbed her of her profound belief in religion.　这使她不再对宗教深信不疑。
　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。
　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。
　Most children follow the belief of their parents.　大多数孩子追随父母的信仰。
　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。
　I hold a firm belief that he will win.　我坚信他会成功。
　It is my belief that nuclear weapons are immoral.　我相信使核武器是不道德的。
　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。
　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。
　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。
　There is widespread belief that an agreement has been made.　大家普遍认为已经签订了协议。

 ♣ beyond belief
　难以置信的；不可思议的　too great, difficult, dreadful to be believed; incredible
　The huts they lived in were sordid and filthy beyond belief.　他们住的小房真是异乎寻常地脏。
　Dissatisfaction with the government has grown beyond belief.　对政府的不满已经达到令人难以置信的程度。
　His story is beyond belief.　他说的事令人难以置信。
　Some of the reports about him are beyond belief.　有关他的一些传闻真叫人难以相信。
 ♣ to the best of one's belief
　据某人所知；在某人看来
　To the best of my belief she is still living there.　据我所知，她还住在那儿。
　To the best of my belief I have never seen him before.　我相信自己过去从未见过他。
 ♣ in the belief that...
　相信…　feeling confident that...
　〔说明〕 本结构中that从句的谓语动词常用虚拟式；有时在belief前加形容词mistaken，表示“误以为”。
　He came to me in the belief that I could help him.　他到我这里来， 因为相信我能帮助他。
　He called at he house in the belief that she would lend him the money.　他相信她会借钱给他，所以上她家拜访。
　He did it in the belief that he was right.　他这么干是因为他坚信自己是对的。
　She acted in the belief that she was doing good.　她这么做是因为她认定自己是在做好事。
　She started taking money from her employer, in the mistaken belief that she would not be discovered.　她误以为自己不会被发觉，开始偷起雇主的钱来。

 ♣ belief, confidence, faith, trust
　参见faith条。

　［同义词］ faith, trust
　［反义词］ doubt, suspicion