plural beliefs
plural beliefs
Learner's definition of BELIEF
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a : a feeling of being sure that someone or something exists or that something is true信念；信心 [singular]
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He says that he is given strength by his belief in God.他说对上帝的信仰赐予他力量。
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He has a strong belief in his ability to win. [=he is certain that he can win]他坚信自己有能力取胜。
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His family has an unshakable belief in his innocence.他的家人坚信他是无辜的。
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It's my belief that the current policy is certain to fail. [=I believe that the current policy is certain to fail]我相信现行政策注定要失败。
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She bought the rug in the belief that [=because she believed that] it was a real antique, not a fake.她买下那张地毯，因为她相信那是件货真价实的古董，绝非赝品。
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Many people arrived early in the mistaken/erroneous belief that [=because they mistakenly believed that] free tickets would be available.许多人早早就到了，因为他们误以为能得到免费票。
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There is a growing belief that [=an increasing number of people believe that] these policies will not succeed.越来越多的人认为这些政策不会成功。
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There is growing belief that these policies will not succeed.越来越多的人认为这些政策不会成功。
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Contrary to popular belief, the economy has actually improved in recent months. [=the economy has improved although many/most people do not think that it has]与大多数人的看法相反，近几个月的经济情况实际上已有所好转。
— compare disbelief b [singular] : a feeling that something is good, right, or valuable信任；信赖—
+ in c [singular] : a feeling of trust in the worth or ability of someone信心—
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[count] : something that a person accepts as true or right : a strongly held opinion about something信仰：信念 -
He gets angry if anyone challenges his religious/political beliefs.如果有人质疑他的宗教/政治信仰，他就会发火。
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We challenged his beliefs about religion.我们质疑他的宗教信仰。
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erroneous/mistaken/false beliefs错误的信仰
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a system of beliefs = a belief system信仰体系
— compare unbelief 3
[noncount] : the state of being accepted as true : the state of being believed信；相信 -
a story that is worthy of belief [=a story that deserves to be believed, a believable story]可信的故事
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a story that defies belief = (chiefly Brit) a story that beggars belief [=an unbelievable story]令人难以置信的故事
beyond belief
: not capable of being believed难以置信
to the best of your belief
◊ If you say something is to the best of your belief, you mean that it agrees with what you know and believe to be true.据…所知
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To the best of my belief [=(more commonly) to the best of my knowledge, as far as I know], everyone arrived on time. [=I think that everyone arrived on time, but it is possible that someone arrived late and I don't know about it]据我所知，所有人都按时到达了。