confidant

FREQ #30002

n. 心腹朋友, 知己

发音

US /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dɑnt/
其它
UK /ˌkɒn.fɪˈdænt/
UK /ˈkɒn.fɪˌdænt/

词形变化

confidants 复数 confidants

别名

confidante confident

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.

    密友

    知己

    1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries 'Of course'—implied the loyal manager, and 'Oh, of course; not a word,' assented his confidant.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

intimate

上位词 1

friend

下位词 3

secretary confidante repository

词源

From French confident.

来源：wiktionary