beliefs

英 [bɪˈliːfs]

美 [bɪˈlifs]

n.  相信; 信心; 看法; 信念; 信仰; 宗教信仰
belief的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 信心；信念；信仰
  Beliefis a feeling of certainty that something exists, is true, or is good.
  1. One billion people throughout the world are Muslims, united by belief in one god.
     全世界有10亿穆斯林，共同的一神信仰将他们团结在一起。
  2. ...a belief in personal liberty.
     对个人自由的信仰
• N-PLURAL （对宗教或政治的）信仰，观点，看法
  Your religious or politicalbeliefsare your views on religious or political matters.
  1. He refuses to compete on Sundays because of his religious beliefs.
     出于宗教信仰，他拒绝在礼拜天进行比赛。
• N-SING 信念；坚定的看法
  If it is yourbeliefthat something is the case, it is your strong opinion that it is the case.
  1. It is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy.
     我们坚信，改善医疗保健会使经济更加繁荣昌盛。
• PHRASE 难以置信
  You usebeyond beliefto emphasize that something is true to a very great degree or that it happened to a very great degree.
  1. We are devastated, shocked beyond belief...
     我们极为震惊，无法相信所发生的一切。
  2. Her son's skin improved beyond belief.
     她儿子的皮肤得到了难以置信的改善。
• PHRASE 和人们一般的认识相反；和一般看法相反
  You usecontrary to popular beliefto introduce a statement that is the opposite to what is thought to be true by most ordinary people.
  1. Contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence that what you look like makes much difference to your life.
     和人们一般的看法相反，没有证据表明面相对人生有多大影响。
• PHRASE （通常错误地）认为
  If you do one thingin the belief thatanother thing is true or will happen, you do it because you think, usually wrongly, that it is true or will happen.
  1. Civilians had broken into the building, apparently in the belief that it contained food.
     平民百姓闯进了大楼，显然他们误以为里面有食物。

双语例句

• The amendment prohibits obscene or indecent materials which denigrate the objects or beliefs of a particular religion
  该修正案对贬损某一宗教教物或信仰的淫秽或不雅内容予以禁止。
• His anti-Semitic beliefs were well-known in America.
  他的反犹信仰在美国很出名。
• The cause of their beliefs, however, was not racialism pure and simple.
  然而他们信仰的根据并非纯粹是种族主义。
• They parade their virtuous beliefs and hide their vices
  他们大秀美德并掩盖自己的罪恶。
• He does not think that his beliefs make him any worse than any other man.
  他觉得自己的信仰并不让他比其他人更邪恶。
• This laid the foundations for later modern economic growth.
  这为后来的现代经济发展奠定了基础。●Ifaneventshakesthefoundationsofasocietyorasystemofbeliefs，itcausesgreatuncertaintyandmakespeoplequestiontheirmostdeeplyheldbeliefs.动摇根基（或基础）
• Her strong Catholic beliefs made abortion unthinkable.
  笃信天主教让她完全无法接受堕胎。
• We should discard old beliefs.
  我们应该抛弃旧观念。
• My most basic beliefs never change.
  我最基本的信念从来没有改变。
• I don't see my role as foisting my beliefs on them
  我没觉得是自己把想法强加在他们身上。