| 单词 | confidence |
| 释义 | confidence /kon"fi deuhns/, n. 1. full trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing: We have every confidence in their ability to succeed. 2. belief in oneself and one's powers or abilities; self-confidence; self-reliance; assurance: His lack of confidence defeated him. 3. certitude; assurance: He described the situation with such confidence that the audience believed him completely. 4. a confidential communication: to exchange confidences. 5. (esp. in European politics) the wish to retain an incumbent government in office, as shown by a vote in a particular issue: a vote of confidence. 6. presumption; impudence: Her disdainful look crushed the confidence of the brash young man. 7. Archaic. something that gives confidence; ground of trust. 8. in confidence, as a secret or private matter, not to be divulged or communicated to others; with belief in a person's sense of discretion: I told him in confidence. [1350-1400; ME ( < MF) < L confidentia. See CONFIDE, -ENCE] Syn. 1. faith, reliance, dependence. See trust. 2. CONFIDENCE, ASSURANCE both imply a faith in oneself. CONFIDENCE may imply trust in oneself or arrogant self-conceit. ASSURANCE implies even more sureness of oneself; this may be shown as undisturbed calm or as offensive boastfulness. Ant. 1. mistrust. |
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