0 to think that something is true, correct, or real -- 相信
Strangely, no one believed us when we told them we'd been visited by a creature from Mars. 奇怪的是，當我們告訴他們曾有火星人來訪時，居然沒人相信。
[ + that ] He believes that all children are born with equal intelligence. 他相信孩子們出生時智商是一樣的。
"Is she coming alone?" "We believe not/so (= we think she is not/is)." 「她一個人來的嗎？」「我想不是的／是的。」
[ + obj + to infinitive ] I believe her to be the finest violinist in the world. 我相信她是世界上最出色的小提琴家。
[ + obj + adj ] All the crew are missing, believed dead. 機組人員全告失蹤，據信都已遇難。
He told me she was just a friend, but I don't believe a word of it! 他告訴我，她只是普通朋友而已，但我根本就不信！
He's upstairs doing his homework, believe it or not. 他正在樓上做功課，信不信由你。
Believe me, I was scared ! 相信我，我是被嚇著了！
He said the car in front backed into him, and if you believe that, you'll believe anything! 他說前面的車向後撞到他。這根本就是胡說！
Let's make believe (that) we're pirates. 我們假扮海盜吧。
He claims to have met the president, but I don't believe him.
I still believe that people are fundamentally good.
It's hard to believe there's anything wrong with him - he looks so healthy.
I don't believe they should have put him in prison. It isn't right.
There was thus a clear awareness of a political role that he believed he has been assigned to play.
Often, however, those who believed in the possibility of transformation saw it as a threat.
Cultural activities in the region may have been greater than currently believed to be the case.
