faith ♦︎ belief ♦︎ trust ♦︎ confidence ♦︎ certainty ♦︎ convictionThese are all words for the feeling that you have when you are sure about sb/sth's abilities or good qualities.这些词均表示信任、相信、信心。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆faith / belief / trust / confidence in sb / sth◆great / absolute faith / belief / trust / confidence / certainty / conviction◆public faith / belief / trust / confidence◆to have / show faith / trust / confidence◆to lack faith / belief / confidence / conviction◆to lose faith / sb's trust / confidence◆to undermine faith / belief / trust / confidence / certainty◆to shake sb's faith / belief / confidence / conviction◆to destroy sb's faith / belief / trust / confidence◆to put / place your faith / trust in sb / sth◆a lack of faith / belief / trust / confidence / certainty / conviction■faith [uncountable, singular] the feeling of being sure about sb's ability or good qualities; the feeling of being sure that sb/sth will do what they promise信任；相信；信心◆I have great faith in you－I know you'll do well.我对你有信心，我知道你会干好的。◆Her friend's kindness restored her faith in human nature.她朋友的善意使她恢复了对人性的信心。ⓘ If you have blind faith in sb/sth, you believe in them without question, often in a way that seems unreasonable to others. * blind faith指对人或事物不加怀疑的盲目相信，在别人看来常显得有些不可理喻。 see also faith ⇨ religion, faithful ⇨ reliable1■belief [uncountable] a strong feeling that sb/sth exists or is true; faith that sb/sth is good or right相信；信心◆I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing.我佩服他对自己工作所抱的坚定信心。◆Belief in God is more than a matter of logic.信仰上帝是超越逻辑的事情。 see also believe in sth ⇨ in favour (of sb/sth), believe in sb ⇨ trustverb▸believe
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[transitive, intransitive] (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时) ◆I don't believe you!我不相信你的话！◆People used to believe that the earth was flat.人们一度认为地球是平的。◆The god appears only to those who believe.神只对信者显现。OPPdisbelieve ⇨ suspect■trust [uncountable] the feeling that you can rely on sb/sth because they are good, sincere and honest and will not try to harm or deceive you相信；信任；信赖◆It has taken years to earn their trust.花了好多年才赢得他们的信任。◆She will not betray your trust(= do sth that you have asked her not to do).她不会辜负你对她的信任。◆Many people feel it is a breach of trust to give out information about their loved one.许多人认为公开关于所爱之人的事情是背信行为。 see also trust ⇨ trustverb, trusted ⇨ reliable1, trusting ⇨ naive■confidence [uncountable] the feeling that you can be sure about the abilities or good qualities of sb/sth信心；信任；信赖◆A fall in unemployment will help to restore consumer confidence.失业人数的下降会有助于恢复消费者的信心。◆She has every confidence in her students' abilities.她完全相信自己学生的能力。 see also confident ⇨ sure, have confidence in sb/sth ⇨ trustverbNOTE辨析 Faith or confidence?Faith is used especially in the context of human relationships; confidence is used especially in business contexts. * faith尤用于描述人际关系的语境，confidence尤用于商务语境。■certainty [uncountable] the state of having no doubt that sth is true or correct确信；确实；确定性◆There is no certainty that the president's removal would end the civil war.总统下台是否会结束内战现在还很难说。◆I can't say with any certainty where I'll be next week.我无法确定我下周会在什么地方。OPPuncertainty ⇨ doubtnoun1 see also certain ⇨ sure■conviction / /kənˈvɪkʃn/ / [uncountable] the feeling or appearance of believing sth strongly and of being sure about it深信；坚信；肯定◆'Not true!' she said with conviction.“不对！”她肯定地说道。◆The leader's speech in defence of the policy didn't carry much conviction.那位领导人为政策辩护的讲话不是很有说服力。
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sb's political views某人的政治观点a delightful sea view宜人的海景➡ See also the entries for ⇨ attitude and ⇨ values另见attitude条和values条view ♦︎ opinion ♦︎ point ♦︎ belief ♦︎ idea ♦︎ point of view ♦︎ feeling ♦︎ judgement ♦︎ conviction ♦︎ sentimentThese are all words for what you think about a particular issue.这些词均表示看法、意见、观点。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆sb's view / opinion / point / beliefs / ideas / feelings / judgement / conviction / sentiments about sb / sth◆sb's view / opinion / ideas / point of view / feelings on sb / sth◆sb's view / opinion of sb / sth◆in sb's view / opinion / judgement◆the view / opinion / point / belief / idea / point of view / feeling / judgement / conviction that...◆different views / opinions / beliefs / ideas / points of view / convictions / sentiments◆a general view / opinion / belief / point of view / feeling / conviction / sentiment◆a popular view / opinion / belief / feeling / sentiment◆a strong view / opinion / belief / feelings / conviction / sentiment◆a firm view / opinion / belief / conviction◆a personal / private view / opinion / belief / point of view / feeling / judgement / conviction / sentiment◆a political / religious view / opinion / belief / idea / feelings / conviction / sentiment◆to have / hold a view / an opinion / a belief / a point of view / a conviction◆to be of the view / opinion / belief (that...)◆to express your view / opinion / beliefs / ideas / point of view / feelings / conviction / sentiments◆to hear sb's views / opinion / ideas / point of view◆to change your view / opinion / beliefs / ideas / point of view / judgement◆to support a view / opinion / belief / an idea / a point of view / a conviction■view [countable] what you think about sb/sth; your attitude towards sb/sth（个人的）看法，意见，见解；态度◆We have widely differing views on how to raise children.我们在怎样抚养孩子的问题上意见分歧很大。◆We take the view that it would be wrong to interfere.我们所持的态度是：干涉是错误的。◆In my view it would be a complete waste of time.依我看，这完全是浪费时间。■opinion [countable, uncountable] what you think about sb/sth; advice from a professional person about sth; the thoughts or feelings of a group of people about sb/sth意见；看法；专家建议；（群体的）观点◆I've recently changed my opinion of her.我最近改变了对她的看法。◆You can always ask for a second opinion(= the opinion of another professional person) if you're not sure.你要是拿不准，总还可以征求别人的意见。◆You need to be able to distinguish between fact and opinion.你要能够区分事实与想法。◆Public opinion(= what most people think) is shifting in favour of change.公众舆论正转向支持变革。◆Opinion is divided about whether to join the new currency.大家对是否采用这种新货币有意见分歧。◆'I think she's great.' 'Well, that's a matter of opinion(= other people may disagree).'“我认为她很棒。”“哦，见仁见智吧。”■point [countable] a thing that sb says or writes giving their opinion or argument for sth论点；观点；见解◆I take your point(= I understand and accept what you are saying).我赞同你的看法。◆He's just saying that to prove a point(= to show his idea is right).他那样说只是为了证明他的看法。◆OK, you've made your point!好了，你已经把话说清楚了！ⓘ Points can be facts as well as opinions or arguments. * points不仅可指观点或论点，也可指事实。 see also point ⇨ factor■belief [countable, uncountable] sth that you believe to be true about sb/sth看法；信念◆She acted in the belief that she was doing the right thing.她这么做是因为她认定自己做的事是正确的。◆Contrary to popular belief(= despite what most people think) he was not involved in the affair.与大家的看法相反，他没有卷入这件事情。 see also believe ⇨ think■idea [countable, usually plural] an opinion or belief about sth意见；看法；信念◆He has some very strange ideas about education.他对教育有非常奇怪的看法。◆The idea that I was only interested in making money is ludicrous.认为我只对赚钱感兴趣是荒谬的。■ˌpoint of ˈview(pluralpoints of view) [countable] the particular opinion that sb has about sth观点；意见；看法◆You have to try to see your opponent's point of view.你必须设法了解你的对手持什么观点。◆He has always taken the opposite point of view.他总是持相反意见。■feeling [countable, uncountable] (ratherinformal) an opinion or attitude about sb/sth意见；态度◆I don't have any strong feelings about it one way or another.我对此既不特别喜欢，也不特别讨厌。◆My own feeling is that we should go for the cheaper option.我个人的意见是我们应该选比较便宜的那个。◆She had mixed feelings about giving up her job.她对辞去工作感到又喜又忧。◆The general feeling of the meeting was against the decision.会议上普遍的意见是反对这个决定。 see also feel ⇨ thinkNOTE辨析 Idea or feeling?An idea is based more on principles or beliefs; a feeling is based slightly more on emotions. * idea多建立在准则或信念的基础上，feeling较多建立在情感的基础上。■judgement ( judgment, especially in NAmE) [countable, uncountable] an opinion that you form after thinking carefully about sth; the act of making this opinion known to other people（深思熟虑后的）看法，意见；评价◆It's not for me to make any judgements about the situation.我没有资格对形势作出任何评价。◆He's always very ready to pass judgement on others.他总是喜欢对别人说三道四。◆I'd like to reserve judgement until I see the report(= not form an opinion until I have seen it).我还是想看到报告后再发表意见。◆I gave him the money against my better judgement(= even though I knew it was probably the wrong thing to do).我违心地给了他钱。 see also judge ⇨ judgeverb1■conviction / /kənˈvɪkʃn/ / [countable, uncountable] (ratherformal) a strong opinion or belief坚定的看法（或信念）◆We were sustained by the conviction that all would be well in the end.那时候是最终一切都会好起来的坚定信念给了我们力量。◆She was motivated by deep religious conviction.她的行动是出于虔诚的宗教信仰。■sentiment [countable, uncountable] (formal) a feeling or opinion, especially one based on emotions（尤指基于情感的）观点，看法，情绪◆This is a sentiment that I totally agree with.这种态度我完全赞同。◆Nationalist sentiment spread quickly, especially in the cities.民族主义情绪传播得很快，尤其是在城市中。