Faith-based means built on religious belief — a church, a temple, a god, a tradition — rather than on a government rule or a lab result. You meet it most in the phrase faith-based organization: a charity, school, or hospital that grows out of a religious group.

Faith-based means意思是 built on religious belief建立在宗教信仰上—— a church, a temple, a god, a tradition教會、寺廟、神、傳統—— rather than而不是建立在 a government rule政府規定 or a lab result或實驗結果上。 in the phrase faith-based organization在 faith-based organization 這個片語裡 You meet it most你最常遇到它： that grows out of a religious group從宗教團體裡長出來的 a charity, school, or hospital慈善機構、學校或醫院。

The term faith-based organization is recorded from 1971, and the political use grew through the 1970s and 1980s, especially in the United States: should public money go to groups like that, and with what limits?

The term faith-based organization這個詞 is recorded from 1971有紀錄是從1971年開始， the political use政治上的用法 grew through the 1970s and 1980s在1970、80年代越用越多， especially in the United States尤其在美國： should public money go to公款該不該給 groups like that這樣的團體？ and with what limits要設什麼限制？

It sounds official. It does not name one religion. A faith-based hospital may treat anyone; the “faith” is in who runs it and why.

It sounds official它聽起來很官方。 It does not name one religion它沒有指定哪一個宗教。 A faith-based hospital信仰型的醫院 may treat anyone誰都可以醫； the “faith”那個「信仰」 is in是在 who runs it and why是誰在辦、為什麼辦 上面。

Though actually, people sometimes stretch faith-based to mean “we believe this without needing proof,” even outside religion. Strictly, the word points at religion. “I have faith in you” (I trust you) is a different faith.

Though actually不過其實， people人們 sometimes有時候 stretch faith-based to mean把 faith-based 拉寬成 “we believe this without needing proof,”「我們不需要證據也相信這個」， even outside religion甚至用在宗教以外。 Strictly嚴格說， the word points at religion這個字指的是宗教。 “I have faith in you”「我對你有信心」 (I trust you)（我信任你） is a different faith是另一種 faith。

The hyphen is doing real work: based tells you what the ideas or the group sit on.

The hyphen is doing real work連字號是真的有作用的： based tells you「based」告訴你 the ideas or the group這些想法或這個團體 sit on坐在 what什麼上面。