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Mr. Tom Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

Expression: "He showed a touching faith in his own invincibility."

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Could you please explain it to me?
He showed a touching faith in his own invincibility.
  

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Probably ironic: He thought of himself as being invincible. I was impressed/touched by his faith in it. (ironic)

— Marius Hancu

  • Probably ironic: He thought of himself as being invincible.
  • I was impressed/touched by his faith in it.
  • (ironic)
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Probably ironic:

He thought of himself as being invincible.
I was impressed/touched by his faith in it. (ironic)
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When we say someone has a "touching faith" in something, we are making a comment on their belief that may be genuine or ironic. "She has a touching faith in ***," for example: if the speaker also believes in *** it is a genuine statement, but if s/he doesn't then s/he is being sarcastic or ironic. In your example, since no one is truly invincible, we are mocking the person who has faith in his o
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