good faith
演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 源自 ←拉丁语 bona fidēs “good faith”
词源说明
Calque of Anglo-Norman bone fei, Middle French bonne foy and Old French bonne foy, en bone fei (“loyally, with honesty, with sincere intention”) (modern French bonne foi (“good faith”), de bonne foi (“in good faith, in earnest”)), from Latin bona fidēs (“good faith”).
释义(英文)
名词 Noun
- Good, honest intentions. [from between 1890 and 1895]
形容词 Adjective
- Having or done with good, honest intentions; well-intentioned.
- Presuming that all parties to a discussion are honest and intend to act in a fair and appropriate manner.