Confidence
[ 'kɑnfɪdəns ]
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n. 信心;信任;秘密;
adj. 骗得信任的;欺诈的;
💡 词根助记
con全部+fid相信，信念+ence名词后缀 →自信，信任
📝 例句
misplaced confidence
错误的信赖,估计错误的信赖
The confidence interval is the range of the estimate we are making.
置信区间是所确定的估计值的取值范围。
Don't abuse the confidence they have placed in you.
不要辜负他们对你的信任。
Bahr had sufficient confidence in his dexterity.
巴尔对他的聪明才智充满信心。
He lacks confidence in himself.
他缺少自信。
🌱 联想助记
【记】conference-会议,confidence-信心:会议上每个人都表现出充分信心
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-cred-表示“信任”
📖 牛津释义
confidence
n
1 [U]
(a) ~ (in sb/sth) firm trust (in sb, in sb's ability, or in what is said, reported, etc) 坚定的信赖
to have/lose confidence in sb 对某人抱有[失去]信心
I have little confidence in him. 我对他没有甚麽信心.
Don't put too much confidence in what the papers say. 不要过分相信报纸上的话.
There is a lack of confidence in the Government, ie People do not believe that its policies are wise. 人民 对政府缺乏信心.
(b) feeling of certainty; trust in one's own ability 把握; 自信心
He answered the questions with confidence. 他很有把握地回答了那个问题.
You are too shy: you should have more confidence (in yourself). 你太缩手缩脚了, 应该增强（自）信心.
2 [C] secret which is told to sb 知心话; 私房话
The two girls sat in a corner exchanging confidences. 那两个女孩子坐在角落里说著悄悄话.
3 (idm 习语) in (strict) confidence as a secret 当作秘密
I'm telling you this in (strict) confidence so don't breathe a word of it. 我现在告诉你这件事是个（绝对的）秘密--千万不可外传. take sb into one's confidence tell sb one's secrets, etc 向某人吐露内心的秘密等.
🎯 考研助记
con+fid+ence[fid=trust,faith,表示"相信,信念"]
🔁 扩展释义
*['kɒnfidәns]n. 信心【电】 可靠相关词组: take sb into one's confidence be in sb's confidence in confidence have confidence in sb
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Is it possible for you to go into it in more details?
能否解释得更详细一点？
Example is better than precept.
言教不如身教。
Only in a sparsely-populated rural community is it possible to disregard it.
只有在人口稀少的农村，才可以忽视准时的习惯。