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词汇 leap of faith
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Definition of leap of faith in English:

leap of faith

noun
  • An act of believing in or attempting something whose existence or outcome cannot be proved or known.

    anyone investing in new media today has to make a leap of faith
    taking a leap of faith is something every entrepreneur must do
    to uproot these children now requires a leap of faith
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Two years ago, Smith gave up a good job, the only job he had ever had, and took a leap of faith.
    • Taking a leap of faith is something every entrepreneur must do at some point or another.
    • Biotech research is at once so complex and so specialized that making decisions often means taking a leap of faith.
    • Anyone investing in new media has to make a leap of faith.
    • Such assertions represent a "big leap of faith" on the chancellor's part, the Financial Times warned on Thursday.
    • Most of the measures his speech announces involve huge leaps of faith.
    • Perhaps it is time for the Scottish business community to make a similar leap of faith.
    • It is a huge vote of confidence for Lord Of The Rings which was one of the biggest leaps of faith in cinema history.
    • With a leap of faith he gave up newspaper advertising.
    • Policy differences apart, the appointment was always going to be a leap of faith for both men.
    • To be a successful stock market investor, you need to take a leap of faith.
    • Stock investors took a new leap of faith today, sending the Dow Jones industrials up about 400 points at the closing bell only minutes ago.
    • Getting a client to embrace a new logo usually requires a huge leap of faith.
    • A significant change in direction in the middle of one of the worst technology slumps in history needed a leap of faith.
    • Any building project becomes a daunting task requiring a certain leap of faith to go beyond the planning stage.
    • To start bowling again on his reconstructed leg must have required a giant leap of faith.
    • Signing up with a young technology company need not be a leap of faith.
    • Some aspects of the plan require real leaps of faith.
    • Every patient who enters the OR is making a leap of faith.
    • Which brings me to an important realisation: some cosmetic treatments involve a leap of faith.

Origin

Mid 19th century: translation of medieval Latin saltus fidei.

Definition of leap of faith in US English:

leap of faith

noun
  • An act of believing in or attempting something whose existence or outcome cannot be proved.

    anyone investing in new media today has to make a leap of faith
    taking a leap of faith is something every entrepreneur must do
    to uproot these children now requires a leap of faith
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Such assertions represent a "big leap of faith" on the chancellor's part, the Financial Times warned on Thursday.
    • Perhaps it is time for the Scottish business community to make a similar leap of faith.
    • Biotech research is at once so complex and so specialized that making decisions often means taking a leap of faith.
    • It is a huge vote of confidence for Lord Of The Rings which was one of the biggest leaps of faith in cinema history.
    • Two years ago, Smith gave up a good job, the only job he had ever had, and took a leap of faith.
    • Signing up with a young technology company need not be a leap of faith.
    • Anyone investing in new media has to make a leap of faith.
    • To be a successful stock market investor, you need to take a leap of faith.
    • Getting a client to embrace a new logo usually requires a huge leap of faith.
    • Stock investors took a new leap of faith today, sending the Dow Jones industrials up about 400 points at the closing bell only minutes ago.
    • Which brings me to an important realisation: some cosmetic treatments involve a leap of faith.
    • Every patient who enters the OR is making a leap of faith.
    • Some aspects of the plan require real leaps of faith.
    • Policy differences apart, the appointment was always going to be a leap of faith for both men.
    • Taking a leap of faith is something every entrepreneur must do at some point or another.
    • With a leap of faith he gave up newspaper advertising.
    • Any building project becomes a daunting task requiring a certain leap of faith to go beyond the planning stage.
    • A significant change in direction in the middle of one of the worst technology slumps in history needed a leap of faith.
    • Most of the measures his speech announces involve huge leaps of faith.
    • To start bowling again on his reconstructed leg must have required a giant leap of faith.

Origin

Mid 19th century: translation of medieval Latin saltus fidei.

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