confidence

['kɔnfidəns]

n.信任, 把握, 信心, 知心话
adj.骗得信任的

n.

1. 自信, 信心, 把握[U][(+in)][+to-v][+that]

He lacks confidence in himself.

他缺少自信。

2. 信赖, 信任[U][(+in)]

We have confidence in the mayor.

我们信任这位市长。

3. (向知心人吐露的)秘密, 私房话[C]

4. 大胆; 过于自信; 狂妄[U]

词形变化

名词: confider | 动词过去式: confided | 动词过去分词: confided | 动词现在分词: confiding | 动词第三人称单数: confides |

词义辨析

同义:

n.信任, 信赖

trust  faith  reliance  dependence  security  sureness  assuredness  positiveness

n.自信, 确信, 自恃

self-reliance  assurance  self-assurance  self-confidence  calmness  pluck  spunk  spirit  gameness  heart  mettle  nerve  fibre  courage  fortitude  grit  self-esteem  faith in oneself  mental toughness  backbone

n.大胆, 过于自信; 狂妄

presumption  presumptuousness  impertinence  impudence  effrontery  brashness  brazenness  cockiness  insolence  cocksureness  arrogance  overconfidence  audacity  assertiveness  bumptiousness  boldness

n.信心, 把握

certitude  certainty  freedom from doubt  reassurance  conviction  belief  assurance  persuasion  

同义参见:

poise  

反义:

n.自信; 信任; 狂妄

diffidence  distrust  nonconfidence  humility  

反义参见:

doubt  scruple  

英英释义

名词 confidence:

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

同义词：assurance, self-assurance, self-confidence, authority, sureness

a feeling of trust (in someone or something)

a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable

a trustful relationship

同义词：trust

a secret that is confided or entrusted to another

短语词组

be in sb.'s confidence

1. 受某人信任

You're always in my confidence.

我永远信任你。

in confidence

1. 秘密地

I'm telling you this in strict confidence.

这件事我只告诉你。

take sb. into one's confidence

1. 把某人视为心腹

We should not take him into our confidence.

我们不能把他作为心腹。

补充

confidenceconfidence英:[ˈkɔnfidəns] 美:[ˈkɑnfɪdəns]n.1.信任2.信心, 自信3.知心话, 私房话

例句

1. This has contributed to the lack of confidence in the police.这加剧了人们对警方的不信任。 2. Clearly the war has had an impact on consumer confidence and corporate earnings.显然战争对消费者信心和企业盈利产生了冲击。 3. I have every confidence that we can win.我确信我们能赢。 4. I have every confidence in you.我完全相信你。 5. I can say with confidence that such rumours were totally groundless.我可以很有把握地说这种谣言完全没有根据。 6. The team has lost confidence in him as a coach.球队已经没有信心再让他当教练了。 7. Users had lost confidence in the system's reliability.用户对于系统的可靠性已经失去了信心。 8. The aim of the new party would be to restore confidence in government.新政党的目标是恢复对政府的信心。 9. The band is on excellent form and brimming with confidence.乐队状态极佳, 充满信心。 10. I always thought the worst of myself and had no confidence whatsoever.我总是把自己往最坏处想, 一点也没有自信。 11. It seemed like a betrayal of confidence.这好像是对信任的背叛。 12. I know he will never abuse my confidence.我知道他绝不会滥用我的信任。 13. Gregory shared confidences with Carmen.格雷戈里对卡门说了心里话。 14. You can speak to your doctor in confidence.你可以私下里跟你的医生讲。 15. I'm telling you this in the strictest confidence.我现在告诉你的这件事情必须绝对保密。 16. He is likely to face a motion of no confidence following the funding fiasco.在资助惨败后他很可能会面临不信任动议。 17. If your daughter takes you into her confidence, don't rush off to tell your husband.如果女儿对你说了心里话, 不要急着告诉丈夫。 18. The government survived an opposition vote of no confidence in parliament.政府挺过了反对党在议会发动的不信任投票。 19. The chairman has been ousted from his post by a unanimous vote of no confidence by the club's directors.董事长被俱乐部董事的一致不信任投票罢免。 20. we had every confidence in the staff.我们完全信任我们的工作人员。 21. he had gained the young man's confidence.他已获得那位年轻人的信任。 22. it is not possible to say with confidence how much of the increase in sea levels is due to melting glaciers.不可能十分有把握地说出海平面的上升在多大程度上是由冰川的融化所引起的。 23. she's brimming with confidence.她充满着自信。 24. [in sing.]he would walk up those steps with a confidence he didn't feel.他会带着不自觉的自信走上那些台阶。 25. someone with whom you may raise your suspicions in confidence.你可以私下与之提出你的怀疑的某个人。 26. opinions were expressed without any breach of confidence.在不泄密的情况下表示看法。 27. the girls exchanged confidences about their parents.女孩们相互推心置腹地谈论自己的父母。 28. The public is losing confidence in the present government.公众对现政府渐渐失去信心。 29. I have every confidence in Emily's ability to do the job.我对埃米莉完成这项工作的能力绝对有信心。 30. The class gave me more confidence.这门课程给了我更多的自信心。 31. He lacked the confidence to succeed.他缺乏必胜的信心。 32. The experience gave her the confidence to start her own business.这段经历给了她创业的信心。 33. Good grades boosted/bolstered her confidence.优秀的成绩增强了她的自信。 34. It takes time to build/gain confidence when you are learning a new skill.学习新技能时，你需要时间建立/获取信心。 35. He's brimming with confidence. = He's full of confidence.他信心满满。 36. They have an air of confidence about them.他们浑身上下洋溢着自信。 37. He has a lot of confidence in himself.他信心十足。 38. The candidate has won/lost the confidence [=trust] of voters.这位候选人赢得/失去了选民的信任。 39. She has done little to gain/earn their confidence.她没做过什么能赢得他们信任的事。 40. There is a recent increase in consumer confidence. [=the good feelings that people have about the economy]近期消费者的信心有所增加。 41. They have complete/full confidence in their coach.他们充分信赖自己的教练。 42. His parents had confidence in their son's ability to succeed.他父母相信儿子有能力取得成功。 43. The case inspired/restored confidence in our system of justice.这个案例激起/恢复了我们对司法制度的信心。 44. Recent scandals have undermined confidence in the city's public officials.最近的丑闻动摇了人们对市政官员的信任。 45. School officials express confidence that the problem will soon be resolved.学校官员表示有信心使这个问题尽快得到解决。 46. We still can't talk about the future with any degree of confidence. [=we don't know what will happen in the future]谈到未来我们仍然没有把握。 47. We have every confidence [=we are sure] that you'll make the right decision.我们确信你会做出正确的决定。 48. Doctors cannot betray the confidence of their patients. [=cannot reveal their patients' personal information to other people]医生不能向他人透露病人的个人信息。 49. She accused him of a betrayal/breach of confidence.她指责他辜负了别人的信任。 50. He told me in confidence that he didn't know how to read.他私下里告诉我他不识字。 51. Your personal information will be kept in strict/strictest confidence. [=no one will be told your personal information]你的个人信息将严格保密。 52. She took me into her confidence and told me all about her health problems.她视我为知己，把她所有的健康问题都告诉了我。 53. close friends sharing confidences分享秘密的亲密朋友 54. She accused him of betraying a confidence. [=she said that he told her secret to other people]她指责他泄露了她的秘密。