confident

B1 CET-4 Oxf 3000 高中 FREQ #3421 ★★★☆☆

a. 有信心的, 有把握的

发音

UK /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/
UK /ˈkʰɔɱ.fɪ.dənt/
UK /-dn̩t/
US /ˈkɑnfɪdənt/
US /ˈkʰɑɱ.fə.dənt/
US /-dn̩t/
IN /ˈkɔnfɪɖəɳʈ/
IN /kənfɪˈɖɛɳʈ/

词形变化

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教材释义与例句

形容词

自信的;确信的

sure that something will happen in the way that you want or expect

Despite her disability, Philippa is very confident.

菲莉帕虽然有残疾,却很自信。

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Obsolete form of confidant.

    废旧
adj. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    Very sure of something; positive.

    确信

    I'm pretty confident that she's not lying, she's acting normally.

    He was confident of success.

  2. 2.

    Self-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself.

  3. 3.

    Forward, impudent.

    贬义 废旧

词汇关系

词源

From Middle French confident, from Latin confidens (“confident, i.e. self-confident, in a good or bad sense, bold, daring, audacious, impudent”), present participle of confidere (“to trust fully, confide”). See confide.

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