confidence

B2 CET-4 Oxf 3000 大学 FREQ #2633 ★★★★☆

n. 信心 [电] 可靠

发音

UK /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/
US /ˈkɑn.fɪ.dəns/

词形变化

confidences 复数 confidences

别名

CHOSE confidency

教材释义与例句

名词

信心;信任;秘密

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Self-assurance.

    自信

    信心

    可数 不可数

    He entered the ring with confidence.

  2. 2.

    A feeling of certainty; firm trust or belief; faith.

    信任

    信赖

    确定性

    可数 不可数

    She had confidence it would soon end.

  3. 3.

    Information held in secret; a piece of information shared but to thence be kept in secret.

    心里话

    秘密

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    Boldness; presumption.

    可数 过时 不可数

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English confidence, from Latin cōnfīdentia (possibly via Old French confidence), from cōnfīdō (“believe, confide in”) from con- (“with”) + fīdō (“trust”). By surface analysis, confide + ence.

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