覺得某件事是真的
這一組講的是心裡那個狀態本身——你確信某件事是真的。連那句常見的誇張說法，用的也還是這個狀態，只是把它當成一把尺。
belief (conviction) · noun · B2
A strong feeling that something is true or real, even if it cannot be proven.
相信、信念
核心畫面
Picture belief as the inner yes you give to something you cannot check. You have no proof, but you put your weight on it anyway. What changes across the senses is mostly what you are putting your weight on: a statement about the world, a whole set of ideas, or a person.
可以想成 belief 是你心裡對某件事點下去的那個頭：你沒辦法證明它，可是你願意把重量壓上去。幾個用法之間的差別，…更多收起
可以想成 belief 是你心裡對某件事點下去的那個頭：你沒辦法證明它，可是你願意把重量壓上去。幾個用法之間的差別，多半只在「你把重量壓在什麼上面」——一句對世界的說法、一整套想法，還是一個人。Three branches
你所相信的那些內容
重量壓在什麼上面，那個「什麼」也可以直接叫 belief。這時它從一個感覺變成一條一條可以講出來、可以數的內容。
religious/ideological belief · noun · B2
An idea that you think is true, especially one that is part of a religion or a set of ideas.
信仰、觀念
相信一個人
把重量從一件事移到一個人身上。你相信的不是某句話是真的，而是這個人做得到、值得託付。
trust; confidence · noun · B2
Trust that a person or thing is good and will not let you down.
信任、信心
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
beliefnoun/bɪˈliːf/
- 1
Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
- It's my belief that the thief is somebody known to us.
- The belief that there is no conflict between [livestock] farming and arable production also seems to be unfounded: by preventing the growth of trees and other deep vegetation in the hills and by compacting the soil, grazing animals cause a cycle of flash floods and drought, sporadically drowning good land downstream and reducing the supply of irrigation water.
- 2
Faith or trust in the reality of something; often based upon one's own reasoning, trust in a claim, desire of actuality, and/or evidence considered.
- My belief is that there is a bear in the woods. Bill said he saw one.
- Based on this data, it is our belief that X does not occur.
- 3
Something believed.
- The ancient people have a belief in many deities.
- 4
The quality or state of believing.
- My belief that it will rain tomorrow is strong.
- 5
Religious faith.
- She often said it was her belief that carried her through the hard times.
- 6
One's religious or moral convictions.
- I can't do that. It's against my beliefs.
- The Trump administration will allow federal workers to promote their religious beliefs to colleagues, display religious items at work and pray together or individually, according to a memorandum issued Monday by the Office of Personnel Management. […] Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids employers from discriminating based on religion. They are required to make reasonable accommodations for their employees’ religious practices and beliefs unless it would be an “undue hardship” to do so.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。