confident
confident
con·fi·dent / ˈkɑnfədənt ; ˈkɔnfədənt /adjective
1. not before nounsure that something will happen in the way that you want or expect确信的; 有把握的:
confident (that)
•We are confident next year's profits will be higher.我们确信明年的利润会增加。
•He is quietly confident that there will be no problems this time.他暗暗相信这次不会有问题了。
[+ of ]•The Prime Minister appeared relaxed and confident of winning an overall majority.首相显得很镇定，对赢得压倒多数的支持充满了自信。
•The company is confident of success .这家公司对成功很有把握。
[+ about ]•I feel quite confident about the future.我对未来很有信心。
2. sure that you have the ability to do things well or deal with situations successfully有信心的，自信的:•Despite her disability, Philippa is very confident.菲莉帕虽然有残疾，却很自信。
[+ about ]•I feel much more confident about myself and my abilities these days.现在我对自己以及自己的能力感到自信多了。
confident smile / voice / manner etc•He began to read in a calm, confident voice.他开始以镇定自信的嗓音朗读起来。
3. sure that something is true肯定的，确信的:confident (that)
•We are confident we have done nothing wrong.我们肯定没有做错什么。
•He began to feel confident that Zaborski was only guessing.他开始确信扎波尔斯基只是在猜测。
•It is not possible to give a confident answer to the question whether the delay was unreasonable.出现延误是否不合情理，这个问题不可能有明确的答案。
► Do not confuse with the noun confidant (=someone you tell secrets or personal things to). 不要和名词 confidant（知己，密友）混淆。—confidently adv.
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CONFIDENT
confident about your abilities对自己的能力有自信的:
confident, self-confident, sure of yourself , assured, poised
too confident过分自信的:
overconfident, cocky, brash
not confident不自信的:
lack confidence , be insecure , be unsure of yourself
