英汉词典

confidence 基本解释

• n. 信心；信任；秘密
• adj. （美）诈骗的；骗得信任的

confidence 词态变化

confidence 中文词源

con-, 强调。-fid, 信任，词源同faith, fiance.

confidence 英文词源

confidence (n.)

early 15c., from Middle French confidence or directly from Latin confidentia, from confidentem (nominative confidens) "firmly trusting, bold," present participle of confidere "to have full trust or reliance," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + fidere "to trust" (see faith). For sense of "swindle" see con (adj.).

confidence 词组搭配

confidence 英文释义

1. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities;

"his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"

"after that failure he lost his confidence"

"she spoke with authority"

2. a feeling of trust (in someone or something);

"I have confidence in our team"

"confidence is always borrowed, never owned"

3. a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable;

"public confidence in the economy"

4. a trustful relationship;

"he took me into his confidence"

"he betrayed their trust"

5. a secret that is confided or entrusted to another;

"everyone trusted him with their confidences"

"the priest could not reveal her confidences"

confidence 同义词解析

belief, faith, confidence, conviction, credit, trust

这些名词都有"相信，信任"之意。

belief： 普通用词，指单纯从主观上的相信，不着重这种相信是否有根据。

faith： 语气较强，强调完全相信；有时也能仅凭感觉产生的相信。

confidence： 指对某人某事有充分信心，断定不会使人失望，因而给予信任。

conviction： 多指根据长期交往或实践，对某人某事有了认识和了解后产生的信心和相信，侧重其坚定性。

credit： 语气最弱，着重以声誉为信任的基础。

trust： 强调相信、信任的完全可靠。

confidence 双语例句

1. He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.

他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。

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2. Hopes of an early cut in interest rates bolstered confidence.

利率有望早日下调，从而增强了人们的信心。

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3. He walked towards the summerhouse, at first furtively, then with more confidence.

他朝凉亭走去，开始还偷偷摸摸地，后来就壮大了胆子。

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4. Martinez expressed confidence of victory at the ballot box.

马丁内斯表示了对选举获胜的信心。

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5. She felt nervous, increasingly lacking in confidence about herself.

她感到紧张，对自己越来越没有信心。

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confidence 实用场景例句

She took me into her confidence and told me about the problems she was facing.

她把我当成知己，把她面临的种种难题都向我和盘托出。

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He is said to be very much in the President's confidence.

据说他深受总统的信任。

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I could never forgive Mike for betraying a confidence.

迈克泄露了秘密，我决不会饶恕他。

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The girls exchanged confidences.

女孩子们相互吐露自己的心事。

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The players all have confidence in their manager.

队员都信赖他们的教练。

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A fall in unemployment will help to restore consumer confidence.

失业人数的下降会有助于恢复消费者的信心。

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a lack of confidence in the government

对政府缺乏信任

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The new contracts have undermined the confidence of employees.

新的合同动摇了雇员们的信心。

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She has every confidence in her students' abilities.

她完全相信她学生的能力。

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He answered the questions with confidence .

他有把握地回答了那些问题。

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People often lose confidence when they are criticized.

人受到批评时经常会失去信心。

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He gained confidence when he went to college.

他上大学后增强了自信。

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She suffers from a lack of confidence .

她深受缺乏自信心之苦。

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While girls lack confidence , boys often overestimate their abilities.

女孩通常缺乏自信，而男孩则往往会高估自己的能力。

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I didn't have any confidence in myself at school.

我在学校时对自己毫无信心。

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They could not say with confidence that he would be able to walk again after the accident.

他们不能肯定他经过那场事故后还能行走。

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He expressed his confidence that they would win.

他表示了自己的信心：他们必定取胜。

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Eva told me about their relationship in confidence .

伊娃对我透露了他们俩的关系这个秘密。

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This is in the strictest confidence .

这事切勿外传。

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It took a long time to gain her confidence (= make her feel she could trust me) .

我花了很长的时间才赢得她的信任。

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I have every confidence in you...

我完全相信你。

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This has contributed to the lack of confidence in the police...

这导致了大家对警方缺乏信任。

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The band is on excellent form and brimming with confidence...

这支乐队状态极佳，自信满满。

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I always thought the worst of myself and had no confidence whatsoever.

我老是妄自菲薄，没有一点儿信心。

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I can say with confidence that such rumors were totally groundless.

我可以肯定地说这样的谣言完全没有根据。

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We told you all these things in confidence...

我们告诉你的这些事都需要保密。

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Even telling Lois seemed a betrayal of confidence.

即使是告诉洛伊丝都好像是在泄密。

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Gregory shared confidences with Carmen.

格雷戈里和卡门说了知心话。

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