confidence
confidenceconfidences
n.
(pl. confidences)
① 信任,信賴
He enjoys [has] his boss's confidence.
他獲得老闆的信任。
He betrayed my confidence in him [my confidence that he would help me].
他辜負[枉受]了我對他的信任[我以為他會幫助我的這項信賴]。
② 信心,自信;【＋to-V】膽量;自信心
I have confidence in my ability.
我對自己的能力有自信。
I have little [no] confidence in the system.
我對該制度沒有多大[毫無]信心。
He is full of confidence.
他充滿自信。
act with confidence
懷著信心行事
He had the confidence to say that I was a liar.
他膽敢說我是個說謊者。
③ 確信
He had every confidence of success.
他十分確信會成功。
I had the confidence that he could make it.
我確信他會成功。
④ (以議員投票所表示的對內閣的)信任
pass a vote of (no) confidence
通過(不)信任案的投票
⑤
⑴吐露祕密
⑵(向密友、知己所吐露的)祕密
take a person into one's confidence
以某人為心腹;對某人傾訴祕密或私事
Alice shared confidences with Mary.
愛麗絲與瑪麗共享祕密。
We often exchange confidences (with each other).
我們常(彼此)互訴祕密。
betray a confidence
洩露祕密
短语
1.give one's confidence to ...
① 信任或信賴(某人、某事)
2.in confidence
① 祕密地
I tell [I'm telling] you all these things in (strict) confidence.
我要(極)機密地告訴你某人的機密。
3.in the confidence of ...
① 受人信任[信賴];參與某人的機密
4.put [have, place] confidence in ...
① 信任或信賴(某人、某事)
衍生说明
【字辨】
belief: 是最普通的一般用語,表示相信某事為真實
They have belief in ghosts.
faith: 是毫無根據,不依理智的判斷而出於自己的信心,常用於指宗教信仰
I have faith in our victory.
trust: 指憑直覺去信任某人
We have trust in his ability.
confidence: 是憑感覺上的證據或理性上的分析而得的信賴
They place confidence in you.
credence: 只表示相信而不含信賴的意味
give credence to a report
belief: 是最普通的一般用語,表示相信某事為真實
They have belief in ghosts.
faith: 是毫無根據,不依理智的判斷而出於自己的信心,常用於指宗教信仰
I have faith in our victory.
trust: 指憑直覺去信任某人
We have trust in his ability.
confidence: 是憑感覺上的證據或理性上的分析而得的信賴
They place confidence in you.
credence: 只表示相信而不含信賴的意味
give credence to a report
