belief的意思|belief的解释-里氏词典

belief [bɪ'lif]

n. 信念, 相信, 信仰

He has lost his belief in God.
他已不相信上帝了。
The story of his miseries is beyond my belief.
他的悲惨身世令人难以置信。
He acted in accordance with his beliefs.
他按照自己的信念行事。

belief

[ noun ]

any cognitive content held as true

<noun.cognition>

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

<noun.cognition>

his impression of her was favorable

what are your feelings about the crisis?

it strengthened my belief in his sincerity

I had a feeling that she was lying

Belief \Be*lief"\, n. [OE. bileafe, bileve; cf. AS. gele['a]fa.
See {Believe}.]
1. Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance
of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without
immediate personal knowledge; reliance upon word or
testimony; partial or full assurance without positive
knowledge or absolute certainty; persuasion; conviction;
confidence; as, belief of a witness; the belief of our
senses.

Belief admits of all degrees, from the slightest
suspicion to the fullest assurance. --Reid.

2. (Theol.) A persuasion of the truths of religion; faith.

No man can attain [to] belief by the bare
contemplation of heaven and earth. --Hooker.

3. The thing believed; the object of belief.

Superstitious prophecies are not only the belief of
fools, but the talk sometimes of wise men. --Bacon.

4. A tenet, or the body of tenets, held by the advocates of
any class of views; doctrine; creed.

In the heat of persecution to which Christian belief
was subject upon its first promulgation. --Hooker.

{Ultimate belief}, a first principle incapable of proof; an
intuitive truth; an intuition. --Sir W. Hamilton.

Syn: Credence; trust; reliance; assurance; opinion.

A study today concludes that virtually all asthma attacks are triggered by allergies, challenging a widely held belief.
While it prevails, Mr Heseltine's protestations of a belief in local autonomy are, in the prime minister's favourite epithet, bogus.
Friends and aides say Mr. Reagan has developed a passionate belief that the limit sapped his power halfway through his second term and that it must be repealed if the country hopes to have truly effective leaders.
The company source said the decision to send the tankers to Kuwait reflected a belief by U.S. and Kuwaiti officials that the minefield was clear and the missile threat was not serious enough to warrant further delays.
In his farewell address to the nation Saturday, he alluded to the current criticism of that 21-year era, allowing that some "bad things" had occurred but sticking fast to his lifelong belief in the Socialist creed.
But where is Sen. Biden's religiously held belief in an "evolution" and "expansiveness" of meaning as he asserted in the constitutional debate last autumn?
RJR Nabisco Inc. stock has surged after its directors prolonged a record auction for the food-and-tobacco giant, signaling their belief that even the fattest offer valued at $26.58 billion is too cheap.
The polls also have most Britons citing soccer hooliganism and street crime to back their belief that the country has become more violent.
Cooper's belief that these were from the missing 10th symphony was reinforced by the discovery of additional sketches in the Beethoven archive in Bonn, the paper said.
There is some concern on Wall Street that the figures will cast doubts on the belief that the Federal Reserve is beginning to succeed in its effort to restrain inflation.
We Americans make no secret of our belief in freedom.
The suit claims that applicants were deceived into applying for the accounts based on the belief that their deposits would be invested and protected.
After the Danish No vote and the feeble French Yes, the chancellor clearly felt that his political beliefs and instincts had been vindicated. What still has to be vindicated is the chancellor's belief that the UK economy will recover from recession.
CONTRARY to popular belief, Britain's workers have adapted to change in a positive way.
They were generally higher on the belief that fighting might break out in the Persian Gulf.
Against the background of his belief that he had two years from the winding up to make his application, sufficient explanation for the delay had been given. With regard to the inaccuracies, this was public interest litigation.
The belief that knowledge empowers people and nations is the foundation upon which we must build our commitment to education.
"On information and belief, defendant Smith told them that unless Raytheon silenced or removed Dr. Korb, he (Smith) would no longer meet with anyone from Raytheon's Washington office," the suit says.
But there also is a general reluctance to drop the belief, so expertly nurtured by the terrorists, that the abductors are merely desperate victims of unspeakable injustices acting spontaneously and autonomously to attract attention to their plight.
Analysts agreed that there is a widening belief that the Fed will further relax rates.
President Bush and Attorney General Dick Thornburgh have said the case against Noriega is strong, indicating a belief among federal prosecutors that their witnesses' testimony will hold up in court.
The onsite examination, in which I participated, reinforced my belief in the ability, honesty and professional knowledge of the Yankee power-plant personnel.
The reason for a spending freeze is the belief that we are unwilling to take the federal spending program apart, throwing out or cutting down the pieces that are no longer worth the money.
Mike Lovell, a dealer with Bank of America in London, said the dollar was hurt by growing belief that the Federal Reserve may be poised to ease interest rates, a move that would diminish the value of dollar-denominated securities.
These illusions persist.' The contemporary illusion against which Bukovsky still attempts to tilt is the western belief that its fear of an imploding Russia can be exorcised by throwing money at it.
The 20% increase, greater than the Plessey average since 1985 of 15%, shows the board's "belief in the future of the company's performance," Plessey Chairman Sir John Clark said in a letter to shareholders.
Followers of Christian Science refuse medicine or other health care on the belief that true understanding of God acts as a cure.
For investors still remaining in the market, the belief that they are more vulnerable to program trading becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy: Program trading so influences their investment decisions that it gives program trades even more momentum.
In the short term, many lottery officials say the current recession is chipping away at customers' discretionary income, effectively disproving the belief that gambling is recession-proof.
Analysts said traders were doing some spotty selling in the belief that the market was due for a pause or period of retrenchment after the 173.75-point rise in the Dow Jones industrial average last month.

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