Confidence

['kɒnfɪd(ə)ns] or ['kɑnfɪdəns]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) a secret that is confided or entrusted to another; 'everyone trusted him with their confidences'; 'the priest could not reveal her confidences'.

(noun.) a feeling of trust (in someone or something); 'I have confidence in our team'; 'confidence is always borrowed, never owned'.

(noun.) a trustful relationship; 'he took me into his confidence'; 'he betrayed their trust'.

(noun.) a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable; 'public confidence in the economy'.

乔琳整理--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(n.) The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in.

(n.) That in which faith is put or reliance had.

(n.) The state of mind characterized by one's reliance on himself, or his circumstances; a feeling of self-sufficiency; such assurance as leads to a feeling of security; self-reliance; -- often with self prefixed.

(n.) Private conversation; (pl.) secrets shared; as, there were confidences between them.

(n.) Trustful; without fear or suspicion; frank; unreserved.

(n.) Having self-reliance; bold; undaunted.

(n.) Having an excess of assurance; bold to a fault; dogmatical; impudent; presumptuous.

(n.) Giving occasion for confidence.

校對:威拉德

同義詞及近義詞：

n. [1]. Trust, faith, belief, reliance, dependence.[2]. Boldness, courage, intrepidity, assurance, firmness, self-reliance.

校對:玛克辛

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Trust, faith, belief, self-reliance, assurance, dependence, reliance

ANT:Distrust, mistrust, doubt, misgiving

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