该短语是及物动词短语,结构为:
主语:通常是导致动摇的因素(如事件、证据、经历、事实等);
宾语:"one's belief"(某人的信念),后常接介词in引出具体的信念对象(即“对…的信念”)。
1、 因负面事件动摇信仰
The sudden death of his child shook his belief in a fair and just world.
(孩子的突然离世动摇了他对“公平正义世界”的信念。)
The scandal shook the public's belief in the government's integrity.
(这起丑闻动摇了公众对政府诚信的信任。)
2、 因新信息/证据动摇认知
Scientific discoveries about the universe shook her belief in creationism.
(关于宇宙的科学发现动摇了她对神创论的信仰。)
The data from the study shook my belief that "hard work always pays off."
(研究数据动摇了我“努力必有回报”的信念。)
3、 因他人影响动摇观点
His friend's experience with poverty shook his belief that "anyone can succeed if they try."
(朋友的贫困经历动摇了他“只要努力就能成功”的观点。)
shake one's belief:轻度至中度动摇(仍有挽回或重新坚定的可能);
shatter one's belief:彻底粉碎(信念完全崩塌,无法恢复);
undermine one's belief:逐渐削弱(通过持续的小影响积累动摇)。
总结:"shake one's belief" 强调信念从“坚定”到“怀疑”的转变,是描述认知变化的常用短语,适用于个人、社会或文化层面的信念动摇场景。