Faith is a cop-out. If the only way you can accept an assertion is by faith, then you are conceding that it cana€?t be taken on its own merits.
— Dan Barker
· Faith
?? 名句詞匯解析
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n. 信用，信任;宗教信仰;忠誠(chéng);宗教;
int. 實(shí)在，確實(shí);
?? 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(rèn)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
vi. 承認(rèn);同意;承兌;
vt. 接受;承認(rèn);承擔(dān);承兌;
?? ac一再+cept拿→接受；承認(rèn)
"The evidence was so compelling that he felt constrained to accept it."
證據(jù)是那樣的令人折服，他覺得不得不接受。
近義：honor, permit, avow, receive, recognize, tolerate
反義：refuse, reject, snub, spurn, decline, disavow
n. 聲稱;使用;主張;明確肯定;
?? as加強(qiáng)+sert加入，插入+ion名詞后綴→加入討論→聲明；主張；堅(jiān)持
"He was correct in his assertion that the minister had been lying."
他認(rèn)定部長(zhǎng)說謊，事實(shí)果然如此。
近義：arguing, argumentation, asseveration, attestation, averment, averral
反義：negation, negative, objection, abstention, opposition, protest