confidence
英 [ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns]
美 [ˈkɑːn.fə.dəns]
- n. 信心;信任;秘密
- adj. (美)诈骗的;骗得信任的
将“confidence”分解为“con”代表“共同”,“fidence”来自拉丁语“fidere”,意为“信任”。想象一个群体(con)中的每个人都非常信任并依赖某个人,这种共同的信任感就是“confidence”。
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confidence 信任con-, 强调。-fid, 信任,词源同faith, fiance.
- confidence (n.)
- early 15c., from Middle French confidence or directly from Latin confidentia, from confidentem (nominative confidens) "firmly trusting, bold," present participle of confidere "to have full trust or reliance," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + fidere "to trust" (see faith). For sense of "swindle" see con (adj.).
- 1. He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor.
- 他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。
- 2. Hopes of an early cut in interest rates bolstered confidence.
- 利率有望早日下调,从而增强了人们的信心。
- 3. He walked towards the summerhouse, at first furtively, then with more confidence.
- 他朝凉亭走去,开始还偷偷摸摸地,后来就壮大了胆子。
- 4. Martinez expressed confidence of victory at the ballot box.
- 马丁内斯表示了对选举获胜的信心。
- 5. She felt nervous, increasingly lacking in confidence about herself.
- 她感到紧张,对自己越来越没有信心。