1 [sing] [U] belief in sb/sth a feeling that sb/sth is true, morally good or right, or that sb/sth really exists 信仰:
She has lost her belief in God.她不再信上帝了。☞Look at disbelief. 参看 disbelief。
2 [sing] [U] (formal 正式)belief (that...) something you accept as true; what you believe 所相信的事物;信念:
It's my belief that people are basically good.我认为,人基本上是善良的。There is a general belief that things will soon get better.普遍相信情况很快就会好转。Contrary to popular belief (= in spite of what many people think) the north of the country is not poorer than the south.与一般人的想法相反,该国北方地区并不比南方贫穷。
3 [C] an idea about religion, politics, etc (政治、宗教等的)信仰:
Divorce is contrary to their religious beliefs.离婚违反他们的宗教信仰。
beyond belief (in a way that is) too great, difficult, etc to be believed 难以置信:
The amount of money we owe has increased beyond belief.我们欠的钱增加到令人难以置信的数目。
belief/bIˋlif; bəˈliːf or bIˈliːf/n plural beliefs 1 [singular 单数, U] the feeling that something is definitely true or definitely exists 相信﹔信念﹔看法: +that the belief that children learn best through playing 认为儿童寓学于乐效果最好的观点+ in a strong belief in magic 对巫术的深信Contrary to popular belief (=despite what most people believe) exercise is not always good for you. 与人们普遍的看法相反, 锻炼并不总是有好处的。2 [singular 单数] the feeling that someone or something is good, important, or right 相信﹐信任﹐信赖: +in He has a strong belief in the importance of education. 他深信教育的重要性。3 [C usually plural 一般用复数] an idea or set of ideas that you think are true 信仰﹔信条: different communities with different religious beliefs 不同宗教信仰的不同社区4 beyond belief used to emphasize that something is very bad, good, strange etc 令人难以置信: It seemed cruel beyond belief. 这似乎残忍得让人难以置信。