| 单词 | belief |
| 释义 | be·lief 1. 2. a. b. < the war of belief against unbelief — Thomas Caryle > : a statement of religious doctrines believed : creed 3. a. < belief in the validity of logical propositions and scientific statements > b. 4. < belief in sensation > Synonyms: < we tend to speak of faith when we are designating the less sure beliefs. We believe our eyes, and we believe the proposition that twice two are four — G.W.Allport > < the belief that the dead shall rise and live again is purely a matter of faith with which reason has nothing to do directly — Frank Thilly > faith applies to full and certain assent, often on grounds other than those afforded by the senses and reason and often with a complete trust or confidence < the faith that human science and freedom would advance hand in hand to usher in an era of indefinite human perfectibility — John Dewey > < he's still touchingly full of faith, even after all that has happened in a new heaven and a new earth — Rose Macaulay > credence suggests the fact of intellectual assent without implying anything about grounds for assent;it may refer to less intimately significant matters than faith and belief < we are not now concerned with the finality or extent of truth in this judgment. The point is that it gained a widespread credence among the cultured class in Europe — C.D.Lewis > < the colonial office statement is too pitiably thin for credence — New Statesman & Nation > credit suggests that a notion is held worthy of trusting consideration although it practically never connotes certainty or conviction in acceptance < giving no credit to such reports > Synonym: see in addition opinion. |
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