プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
しんじる【信じる】
❶〔信仰する〕believe ((in))
キリスト教［仏教/神］を信じる
believe in Christianity [Buddhism/God]
❷〔本当と思う〕believe ((a fact; that))
彼の言うことを信じる
I believe him [what he says].
幽霊を信じる
believe in (the existence of) ghosts
信じてくれるかどうかわからないが，女王様に会ったんだ
You may not believe me, but I met the Queen.
当時地球は平たいと信じられていた
In those days the earth was believed to be flat.
事件は信じられないほど複雑だった
The matter was complicated beyond all belief.
成功を信じて日夜努力した
I did my best day and night in the belief that I would succeed.
人の言葉をすぐ信じてしまう
She is very credulous [gullible].／She readily takes people at their word.
とても信じられないといった様子で首を振った
He shook his head with (a look of) incredulity.
彼が当然助けてくれると信じていた
I took it for granted that he would help me.
信ずるに足る［信じがたい］話
「a credible [an incredible] story／「a believable [an unbelievable] story
❸〔信用する〕trust ((a person))
私は夫を信じています
I trust [have faith in] my husband.
信ずべき筋
a reliable source
信ずべき人
a reliable [trustworthy] person