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。