belief/bɪ'liːf/

n. a feeling of certainty that sth exists, is true, or is good

n. [C; U] 信条，信念：[belief in sth/sb] She has （或holds） a strong belief in personal liberty. 她坚信个人自由。

◇a belief in God 对上帝的信仰

◇[It's one's belief that ...] It's my belief that things will get better. 我相信情况会变好。

◇religious beliefs 宗教信仰

构词believe + f

音组-ief/-iːf/

belief; relief; brief; chief; thief

巧记 以f结尾的名词的复数形式一般改f为ves，但以下名词除外：有信仰(beliefs)的酋长(chiefs)站在屋顶(roofs)上。