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

• When a tribe encounters civilization, the first things to get trampled underfoot are the religious beliefs of the tribe.
  当一个部落遭遇文明，首先被践踏脚下的是该部落的宗教信仰。
• 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。
• By his international achievements he leaves a fitting monument to his beliefs.
  他在国际上的成就为其信念作出了最好的注解。
• He refused to cut his hair due to his Rastafarian beliefs.
  因为信奉拉斯塔法里教，他拒绝剪去头发。
• Mr Weaver and his family have been persecuted by the authorities for their beliefs
  韦弗先生和他的家人由于其信仰而遭到当局的迫害。
• 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。
• In examining the content of the unconscious, Freud called into question some deeply-held beliefs.
  在审视无意识的内容时，弗洛伊德对一些根深蒂固的看法提出了质疑。
• They were ready to die for their beliefs
  他们甘愿为信仰而死。
• In the countryside as a young doctor she encountered ancient superstitious beliefs and prejudices.
  作为一名年轻医生，她在乡下见识了古老的迷信思想和偏见。
• 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。