Faith 指對某人、某事物或宗教的堅定信任與信念。
信任與信心
EN: strong trust or confidence in someone or something
翻譯: 對某人或某事物的強烈信任或信心
宗教信仰
EN: belief in the doctrines of a religion
翻譯: 對宗教教義的信仰
忠誠與承諾
EN: loyalty or allegiance to a person, cause, or promise
翻譯: 對人、事業或承諾的忠誠與信守
信念體系
EN: a system of religious beliefs
翻譯: 一套宗教信仰體系
小提醒：注意 'faith' 是不可數名詞，通常不說 'a faith' 或 'faiths' 來表示單一的信任。但在指不同的『宗教信仰體系』時，可用複數形式 'faiths'（如：different faiths）。
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“Don't lose faith. I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did.”
1. strong belief in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual conviction rather than proof
對宗教教義的堅定信念，基於精神上的確信而非證據
She has great faith in God.
她對上帝有堅定的信仰。
People of different faiths live together in this community.
不同信仰的人們在這個社區裡共同生活。
He found faith later in life.
他在人生的後期找到了信仰。
2. complete trust or confidence in someone or something
對某人或某事的完全信任或信心
I have faith in your ability to solve this problem.
我相信你有能力解決這個問題。
The team's success restored the fans' faith.
球隊的成功恢復了球迷的信心。
He kept his faith in the justice system.
他對司法制度保持信心。
3. a particular religion or system of religious beliefs
特定的宗教或宗教信仰體系
The Christian faith has many denominations.
基督教信仰有許多教派。
She converted to the Buddhist faith.
她改信了佛教。
They welcomed people of all faiths to the ceremony.
他們歡迎所有宗教信仰的人參加儀式。
4. loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person
對某個事業或某人的忠誠或效忠
He kept faith with his old friends.
他對老朋友保持忠誠。
They broke faith with their original agreement.
他們背棄了最初的協議。
The soldiers fought with faith in their commander.
士兵們懷著對指揮官的忠誠而戰。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| have faith in + noun/pronoun | 對…有信心；信任… | She has great faith in her team's ability. (她對她團隊的能力很有信心。) |
| lose faith in + noun/pronoun | 對…失去信心 | He lost faith in the justice system. (他對司法制度失去了信心。) |
| keep/restore one's faith in + noun/pronoun | 保持/恢復對…的信心 | The good news restored my faith in humanity. (這個好消息恢復了我對人性的信心。) |
| act in good faith | 真誠行事；出於善意行事 | Both parties signed the agreement in good faith. (雙方都出於善意簽署了這份協議。) |
| a leap of faith | 信念的飛躍；憑信心的一躍 | Starting your own business requires a leap of faith. (創辦自己的事業需要憑信心的一躍。) |
| faith + that-clause | …的信念 | I have faith that things will get better. (我相信事情會好轉的。) |
| put/place one's faith in + noun/pronoun | 將信心寄託於… | Don't put all your faith in a single plan. (別把你所有的信心都寄託在單一計畫上。) |
| blind faith | 盲目的信仰 | Following the leader with blind faith can be dangerous. (盲目地追隨領導者可能是危險的。) |
in 後面接信任的對象。that 引導一個完整的子句。faith in 指出信任的「對象」；faith that 闡述信任的「具體內容」。
EN: She has great faith in her team's abilities.
翻譯: 她對團隊的能力極有信心。EN:He holds a firm faith that justice will prevail.
翻譯:他堅信正義終將獲勝。
使用 faith in 接信任的對象（人或事物），使用 faith that 接一個完整句子來說明所相信的具體內容。
faith vs belief
faith 強調對宗教、神或某事物的堅定信任與忠誠，常帶有情感與奉獻成分；belief 則泛指對任何事物真實性或存在的接受，範圍更廣，理性成分可能較多。
faith vs trust
faith 常指對神、宗教或抽象事物的堅定信念與忠誠；trust 則更常指對人、機構或具體事物的可靠性的信心與依賴。
faith vs confidence
faith 側重於對宗教、神或抽象理念的忠誠與情感信任；confidence 則強調對自己或他人能力、成功可能性的強烈確信與把握。
在轉述他人觀點或信仰時，常用 "faith" 來概括，語氣較為中立。 EN: She has a lot of faith in the team's ability to turn things around. 翻譯: 她對團隊扭轉局勢的能力很有信心。
EN:His faith in the system was completely shattered after that experience.
翻譯:那次經歷之後，他對體制的信心完全破碎了。
在口語中，常用 "faith" 搭配特定詞彙來加強語氣，表達強烈的情感或承諾。 EN: I have complete faith in you—you can do this. 翻譯: 我對你有十足的信心——你一定辦得到。
EN:Keep the faith! Things will get better.
翻譯:保持信念！事情會好轉的。
在思考或組織語句時，有時會用 "in good faith" 等短語作為緩衝，使表達更流暢。 EN: Well, I assumed, in good faith, that the information was correct. 翻譯: 這個嘛，我當時是出於善意，假設那資訊是正確的。
EN:We entered the agreement in good faith, so this is really disappointing.
翻譯:我們是懷著誠意簽訂這協議的，所以這真的令人失望。
正式寫作注意：在正式或學術寫作中，應避免將 "faith" 用作 "in good faith" 之外的填充語。其使用應更精確，通常與具體的宗教、哲學體系或嚴肅的信任關係相關，而非口語中的泛化用法。
faith in
faith in [someone/something]
對（某人或某事物）的信任或信心
good faith
in good faith
出於誠意；真誠地
bad faith
in bad faith
不誠實地；心懷不軌地
act of faith
an act of faith
信心的表現；憑信心做出的舉動
keep faith
keep faith (with)
保持忠誠（於）；信守（承諾）
leap of faith
a leap of faith
信心的跳躍；在缺乏確證時選擇相信
shake/lose faith
shake/lose faith in
動搖/失去對…的信心
faith healing
faith healing
信仰療法
×I have a faith on you.
✓I have faith in you.
The preposition used with 'faith' is 'in', not 'on', when expressing trust or confidence in someone or something.
×He lost his faith to the government.
✓He lost faith in the government.
The correct collocation is 'lose faith in' someone or something, meaning to stop believing or trusting.
×They are working by faith.
✓They are working on faith.
The phrase 'on faith' means to believe or accept something without proof. 'By faith' is not a standard collocation in this context.
×She has a strong faith for Buddhism.
✓She has a strong faith in Buddhism.
When referring to belief in a religion, philosophy, or system, use 'faith in'. 'Faith for' is incorrect in this context.
×Keep your faith, everything will be fine.
✓Keep the faith, everything will be fine.
The common idiomatic expression is 'keep the faith' (using the definite article 'the'), which means to remain hopeful and steadfast in one's beliefs.
×I put my faith to his words.
✓I put my faith in his words.
The verb phrase is 'put (one's) faith in' something, not 'to' something.