confidence
英['k?nf?d(?)ns]
美['kɑnf?d?ns]
- n. 信心；信任；秘密
- adj. （美）詐騙的；騙得信任的
詞態變化
復數:?confidences;
中文詞源
confidence 信任
con-, 強調。-fid, 信任，詞源同faith, fiance.
英文詞源
- 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.).
雙語例句
- 1. He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.
- 他從未表現出他前任的那種近乎傲慢的自信。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Hopes of an early cut in interest rates bolstered confidence.
- 利率有望早日下調，從而增強了人們的信心。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He walked towards the summerhouse, at first furtively, then with more confidence.
- 他朝涼亭走去，開始還偷偷摸摸地，后來就壯大了膽子。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Martinez expressed confidence of victory at the ballot box.
- 馬丁內斯表示了對選舉獲勝的信心。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. She felt nervous, increasingly lacking in confidence about herself.
- 她感到緊張，對自己越來越沒有信心。
來自柯林斯例句