1. U 信任，信仰，信心　 trust; strong belief; unquestioning confidence
2. U 宗教信仰　 strong belief, in God or in an established religion

　abjure ～　放弃信仰
　adhere ～　坚持信仰
　defend ～　捍卫信仰
　increase ～　增强信念
　keep ～　守信
　recant ～　公开放弃信仰
　renounce ～　放弃信仰
　retain ～　保持信念
　shatter ～　使信心破灭
　state ～　阐述信念
　abiding ～　永恒的信念
　bad ～　不诚实
　blind ～　迷信
　deep ～　深信
　different ～　不同信仰
　good ～　忠诚
　great ～　信心十足
　implicit ～　绝对信任
　infinite ～　无限的信任
　steadfast ～　坚定的信念
　sublime ～　崇高的信仰
　unshakable ～　不可动摇的信念
　on ～　不加怀疑
　～ in God　信仰上帝
　～ in oneself　对自己充满信心

　They adhered to the faith of their fathers.　他们坚持父辈的信念。
　What you tell me shatters my faith in human nature.　你跟我讲的这番话使我对人性的信念破灭了。
　I'm sure she'll pass the test, I've got great faith in her.　我肯定她会通过考试，我对她信心十足。
　He still has great talent, but he has lost faith in himself.　他仍然很有才气，却对自己失去了信心。
　I haven't much faith in this medicine.　我对这种药没有多大信心。
　Have you any faith in what he says?　你相信他的话吗?
　I've got deep faith in the essential goodness of human nature.　我对人性本善深信不疑。
　I've lost faith in that fellow.　我再也不相信那个家伙了。
　He was brought up in the Christian faith.　他是受基督教教育长大的。
　She is Buddhist by faith.　她信仰佛教。
　It was an act of bad faith to betray one's friend.　出卖朋友是一种背信弃义的行为。
　The just faith that justice would prevail impelled us forward.　正义必胜的信念激励着我们前进。
　The experience gave me faith that people can change.　这一经历使我相信人是可以改变的。
　I have firm faith that he will pass the exam.　我坚信他会通过考试。

 ♣ in bad faith
　背信弃义地，存心不良地　breaking one's belief
　The workers thought that the boss acted in bad faith.　工人们认为老板的行为存心不良。
　He had acted in bad faith when he sold them the car knowing it needed a lot of repairs.　他明明知道那辆车需要大修，可他存心不良地把它卖给了他们。
　The swindler's offer was in bad faith as he never expected to honor the agreement.　那个骗子的提议是不守信义的，因为他压根儿就没想照协议办。
　The government has conducted the negotiations in bad faith.　政府在谈判中缺乏诚意。
 ♣ in good faith
　真诚地，诚意地　with honest intentions
　She signed the letter in good faith, not realizing its implications.　她真心实意地在信上签了字，没有意识到其中另有含义。
　In all good faith, I wrote to you a few days ago commending this person on her helpfulness, etc. I was deceived.　几天前我还给你写信，诚心诚意地向你推荐这个人，说她如何能干等等，我受了蒙骗。
　I doubt whether he is in good faith.　我怀疑他是否有诚意。
　I tell you in good faith that I want to get this set of stamps at any cost.　实话跟你说吧，多少钱我都想要这套邮票。
　I told her in all good faith that I would be there, but I wasn't able to go.　我真诚地对她说我将去那里，但我没能去成。
 ♣ keep faith
　守信　keep one's words
　You cannot expect your friends to trust you if you do not keep faith with them.　如果你对朋友不守信，那你就不能指望他们信任你。
 ♣ on faith
　不加怀疑　not doubting
　He said he was twenty-one years old and the employment agency took him on faith.　他说他21岁，职业介绍所毫不怀疑就相信了他。

 ♣ faith, belief, confidence, 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?

　绝不要对试验失去信心。
　［误］ Never lose your faith of the experiment.
　［正］ Never lose your faith in the experiment.
　［析］ 表示“对…失去信心”，应该说lose one's faith in，其中介词in不可用其他介词替换。

　［同义词］ belief, confidence, trust, religion, creed
　［词源］　拉丁语fides（信任，信仰，信心，信用，忠实）