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词汇精选:confidence的用法和辨析

2018-10-15 13:44
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一、详细释义:


n.

自信,信心


例句:

Toby's confidence heartens his friends.

托比的自信使他的朋友精神大振。


例句:

He was always amazed by her confidence.

他常常对她的自信惊叹不已。


例句:

Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

技能和信心是无敌的军队。


信赖,信任


例句:

We could repose confidence in his honesty.

我们可以信赖他的诚实。


例句:

He proved himself worthy of confidence.

他的表现说明他值得信赖。


密友,知心人


例句:

He takes Penny into his confidence.

他把佩妮当做知心人。


例句:

His music seems to take us into his confidence and show us the secret places of his heart.

他的音乐好像是把我们当作他的知心人,向我们展示他内心的奥秘。


私下;秘密,知心话


例句:

The old friends exchanged confidences.

老朋友们谈了不少知心话。


例句:

The girls exchanged confidences about their boyfriends.

女孩们互诉有关她们男朋友的秘密。


肯定,把握


例句:

Don't meet the risk with brash confidence.

别鲁莽而大胆地去冒险。


二、词义辨析:


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。


三、相关短语:


vote of confidence

信任投票,赞同


with confidence

充满信心地


confidence game

n. (=confidence trick)(获得对方信任而后的)欺骗


confidence man

n. 骗子, 诈欺者


confidence trick

n. 骗局, 欺诈


四、参考例句:


They still lacked confidence .

他们信心还不足。


Confidence is transferrable.

自信是可以转换的。


He lacks confidence in himself.

他缺少自信。


She exuded confidence and energy.

她显得信心十足,精力充沛。


She built up my confidence.

她树立了我的信心。


I have confidence in myself.

我对自己有信心。


Over confidence was his destruction.

自负是他垮台的原因。


Little gestures can give confidence.

细小的表示能使人增强信心。


Confidence can create a miracle.

自信能创造奇迹。


I have great confidence in my brother.

我很信任我的哥哥。


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