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单词 confidante
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confidante

(kɒnfɪdænt, -dænt)
Word forms: plural confidantes
countable noun [usually with poss]
Someone's confidante is a woman who they are able to discuss their private problems with.
You are her closest friend and confidante.

confidante in British English

(ˌkɒnfɪˈdænt, ˈkɒnfɪˌdænt)
noun
a person, esp a woman, to whom private matters are confided

confidante in American English

(ˌkɑnfɪˈdænt, -ˈdɑːnt, ˈkɑnfɪˌdænt, -ˌdɑːnt)
noun
1. 
a woman to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed
2. Furniture
confidente
Word origin
[1700–10; ‹ F confidente]

Examples of 'confidante' in a sentence
confidante

Within a year he rose from the bottom of Russian society to the top - he became a friend and confidante to the royal family.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He was my closest friend and confidante.
The Sun (2012)
Being a trusted confidante to your friend is the most valuable thing you can be right now.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
All young men need an older woman as confidante and adviser.
Charles Glass The Tribes Triumphant (2006)
There's a chance they'd both enjoy unloading if you proved a trusted confidante.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I lost my best friend, lover and confidante, and it has been an extremely lonely time.
The Sun (2010)
I consider her to be my closest friend and confidante and one of the most incredible women I know.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
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