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believe/belief/believable

What do they mean?

believe相信verb

believe someone表示“相信某人說的事是真的”；believe in something表示“相信某物真實存在”。

• Mary said she had no money but the robber did not believe her.

瑪麗說她沒錢，可是劫匪不信她的話。

• Do you believe in ghosts？你相信世上有鬼嗎？

belief相信noun

belief指“認為某事是真或真實存在”，反義詞為disbelief。

• Jane fed the cat in the mistaken belief that it was a stray.

簡餵這隻貓，因她誤以為牠是流浪貓。

• Alice gasped in disbelief when she was told how much money she had won.

愛麗斯得知自己贏了那麼多錢時，大口喘氣，簡直不敢相信。

用作可數名詞時，belief表示“信仰”。

• You should not mock other people's beliefs.

你不應嘲笑別人的信仰。

believable可信的adjective

believable指“看起來值得相信或接受”，反義詞為unbelievable。

• I find it quite believable that people will travel to Mars one day.

我相信人類終有一天能登上火星。

Fill in the blanks.

1　The teacher_______Paul's excuse for not doing his homework.

2　_______in one or more gods is the basis of most religions.

3　Sue said she had seen a tiger in the park, but no one would_______her.

4　It may sound_______, but it is the truth.

5　My surprise turned to_______as the man continued his story.

6　Ienjoyed the film, even though the plot was not very_______.