belief 與 believe的分別?

belief is a noun, it means sothing that you believe in, sothing you think it exists (e.g. God) or right. Belief can also be an opinion you have on something

Believe is a verb. An action that you think / feel something is true. It can also be "having an opinion on something", "think somthing is right, even though you are not 100% certain about it."

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Belief is a noun(名詞), 解作 :

1. 相信;信任,信賴[U][S][(+in)][+(that)]
My father hadn't much belief in doctors of traditional Chinese medicine.
我父親不太相信中醫。
2. 信念,看法[U][S][+(that)]
My belief is that the visiting team will lose.
我看客隊會輸。
3. 信仰[C][(+in)]
4. 信條,教義[C]
He explained the beliefs of Taoism to us.
他向我們講解了道教教義。



Believe belongs to verb(動詞), 解作:

vt.[W]
1. 相信;信任[+(that)]
I don't believe a single word he says.
他的話我一句也不信。
2. 認為;猜想,料想[+(that)][O2]
We believe Mr. Smith to be innocent.
我們認為史密斯先生是無辜的。
I believe he has come.
我想他已經到了。
vi.[W]
1. 篤信宗教
The Hendersons seldom go to church, but they believe.
亨德森一家很少去教堂做禮拜,但他們篤信宗教。
2. 相信;信任;信仰[(+in)]
He did not believe in Howard's honesty.
他不相信霍華德為人真誠。
3. 猜想,料想

2007-09-11 19:46:57 補充：
I just wanted to help u as I thought u couldn't get the differences. Also, I don’t know your Eng level, so I tried to copy both Eng and Chi meaning for u plus the examples! I did put effort to answer and would like to help! U should mention u don't want any copy ~

belief 是名詞，解作信仰或信念
believe 是動詞，解作相信