相似词语辨析【27】believe和believe in
<p> <span word="believe">believe</span>，<span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span></p><p> 这一对词语都表示相信不疑的意思，但词意有细微的区别。</p><p> <span word="Believe">Believe</span>表示相信、信以为真（<span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="true">true</span>）之意，它是及物动词，其后直接跟宾语。例：</p><p> <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>？</p><p> 你相信他的报告吗？</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>．</p><p> 我几乎不能相信自己的眼睛。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="flat">flat</span>．</p><p> 古时候，人们认为地球是扁平的。</p><p> <span word="Believe">Believe</span> <span word="in">in</span>则表示信仰、信任（<span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span>）之意。其后的常用搭配语为：有关宗教、理论、原则、概念及可信任之人，如：<span word="a">a</span> <span word="religion">religion</span>、<span word="ghosts">ghosts</span>、 <span word="fairies">fairies</span>、 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="theory">theory</span>、 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>等词；例中的<span word="believe">believe</span>为不及物动词。如：</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ghosts">ghosts</span>．</p><p> 我们不信鬼神。</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span>．</p><p> 他相信多锻炼身体就会有好处。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span>，<span word="people">people</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="liberty">liberty</span>，<span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fraternity">fraternity</span>．</p><p> 法国大革命时代的人们信奉自由、平等及博爱。</p><p> 现在试比较下列两语的不同涵义：</p><p> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="him">him</span>．（=<span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>）</p>
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