article of faith

英 [ˌɑːtɪkl əv ˈfeɪθ]

美 [ˌɑːrtɪkl əv ˈfeɪθ]

n.  信条; 信念

牛津词典

noun

• 信条；信念
  something you believe very strongly, as if it were a religious belief

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 信条；信念
  If something is anarticle of faithfor a person or group, they believe in it totally.
  1. For Republicans it is almost an article of faith that this tax should be cut.
     共和党人几乎是坚定不移地主张这项税收需削减。

英英释义

noun

• an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
  Synonym:convictionstrong belief
• (Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided
  Synonym:credendum

双语例句

• The article explores the concept, foundation and the condition of the legal faith.
  法律信仰即关于法律的信仰或法律领域中的信仰，指人们对某种在其看来具有普遍价值的法律观念抱有深刻信任的情感状态。
• It became an article of faith that a catastrophe of that magnitude could not occur again.
  像大萧条那种规模的灾难不会重演，这已经成为一个信条。
• Focusing on the word "faith" in The Analects of Confucius, the article reincorporates the cultural implication of the word "faith", and analyses the cultural connotation of the practice character from four aspects and evaluates its historical and realistic influence in brief.
  本文以《论语》信字为切入点，对信字的文化含义进行了重新归并，并从四个方面分析了信这种实践品格的文化内涵，简要评述了信这种实践品格的历史与现实影响。
• The article vests the principle of tax legality, honesty and faith, equity and efficiency to the category of the form value of tax constitutionality.
  本文把税收法定主义原则、诚实守信原则和公平效率原则归属于税收法治的形式价值范畴。
• However, the article also pointed out that in matters of faith, as opposed to the older generation of painters, many young painters showed more and more indifferent and estrangement.
  但是，本文也指出在信仰方面，相对于老一辈的画工，很多年轻的画工表现出了越来越多的冷漠和疏远。
• The article analyzes the meaning of bad faith in anti-abstraction's use and its structure in the abstract principle.
  本文分析了反无因性论者所说的恶意的含义，并分析了它在无因性原则下所具有的意义。
• Instancing the inhabitants of several villages in the north of Qin'an County, Gansu Province, the article explains the meaning of the habit and faith, regarded as a kind of life-form, and its relation to time.
  本文以位于甘肃秦安县北部的几个村落为例，来分析这种信仰作为一种生命形式所具有的意义，以及与时间之间的关系。
• Far from posing a threat to the Government, its followers are expected to avoid political partisanship as an article of faith.
  作为信条之一，巴哈伊的追随者们将避免干涉政治，更谈不上对政府构成威胁了。
• This article will research the foundation of the emotion of the religious faith.
  本文试图对宗教构成要素之一的宗教信仰的情感基础略作探讨。
• It was an article of faith for New Labour that you promote competition, and help consumers.
  对新工党来说，鼓励竞争和帮助消费者是一种信念。