but although our faith in many of the things in which our forefathers fervently believed has weakened,
可是雖然我們對我們祖先篤信的許多事物已不太相信，
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 28 Patients and doctors
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 信用，信任;宗教信仰;忠誠;宗教;
int. 實在，確實;
?? fai(trust)+th(名詞后綴)→信仰；信心
"The workers thought that the boss acted in bad faith."
工人們認為老板的行為居心不良.
近義：belief, credence, religion, creed, assurance, sureness
反義：misgiving, mistrust, suspicion, suspiciousness, disbelief, doubtfulness
conj. 盡管;雖然;但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
盡管快80歲了，他還是十分活躍。
近義：howbeit, if, notwithstanding, though, whereas, yet
adv. 熱烈地, 熱情地, 強烈地
近義：heatedly, ardently, jealously, passionately, zealously, cheerfully
反義：leisurely, quietly, restfully, sedately, serenely, silently
forefathers
[['f?:?fa:e?z]]
n. 祖先; 祖宗（ forefather的名詞復數 ）
近義：elders, forebears, ancestors, antecedents
反義：offspring, progeny, scions, sons, succession, brood