| 词汇 | confidence |
| 释义 | confidence noun uk /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/ us /ˈkɑːn.fə.dəns/ confidencenoun (CERTAINTY)B2[ U ] the quality of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people, plans, or the future: 自信；信心，把握；信赖，信任 [ + to infinitive ]He has the confidence to walk into a room of strangers and immediately start a conversation.他有信心步入一间满是陌生人的房间并马上和人搭上话。 She's completely lacking in confidence.她一点儿也不自信。 I have every/complete confidence in her. She'll be perfect for the job.我对她信心十足，她完全能胜任这项工作。 [ + that ]I don't share your confidence that the market will improve next year.对于明年市场会好转我可没有你那么有信心。 She's certainly gained (in) confidence over the last couple of years.毫无疑问，在过去几年中，她树立了自信。 After six defeats in a row, the team's confidence has been badly shaken.在六连败后，球队的信心大挫。 The government is trying to restore public confidence in its management of the economy.政府正在努力恢复公众对政府经济管理能力的信心。 Passing my driving test was such a boost to my confidence.通过了驾照考试使我自信心大增。 I don't have much confidence in him after his behaviour in recent months. Confidence & self-assurance amour propre aplomb assertive assertively assertiveness dogmatist empowered feel certain fierce forwardness safe safety blanket security blanket self-assertion self-assertive to be sureidiom too cool for schoolidiom unbowed unintimidated unmoored confidencenoun (SECRET)[ C ] a secret that you tell someone: 秘密；知心话 They talked endlessly, exchanging confidences.他们聊个不停，互诉心事。 in confidence C2 If you tell something to someone in confidence, you do not want them to tell anyone else: 私下地；秘密地 Any personal data you provide to us will be held in confidence. take someone into your confidence to share your secrets with someone, trusting them not to tell other people: 向…透露自己的心事，将秘密告诉… I should never have taken him into my confidence.我真不该把他当作知心朋友。 Secrecy and privacy anonymity anonymization anonymize anonymous anonymously data protection dead men tell no talesidiom dissimulate dissimulation down-low on the quietidiom privacy privacy settings private privately under wrapsidiom undisclosed unrevealed unsourced unstated confidence | American Dictionaryconfidence noun us/ˈkɑn·fə·dəns, -ˌdens/ confidencenoun (SURE FEELING)[ U ] a feeling of having little doubt about yourself and your abilities, or a feeling of trust in someone or something: He has a sense of confidence, even arrogance, about what he does. Consumers’ confidence in the economy is strong. Her colleagues lost confidence in her. confidencenoun (SECRET)[ C/U ] a secret, or a feeling of trust that a secret will be kept: [ C ]They exchanged confidences like old friends. [ U ]I’m telling you this in confidence. confidence | Business Englishconfidence noun[ U ] uk /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/us a feeling that you can trust someone or something to work well or behave as you expect: The index fell 3.1% as investors lost confidence in bank shares. have confidence in sb/sth"I have the utmost confidence in him, and know he will lead this franchise to continued success and growth," West said. Leitch warns that the insurance industry must raise standards to win back the confidence of investors. a feeling that an economic situation will improve: Business confidence has plunged and home sales have collapsed. destroy/restore confidenceYesterday's announcement is a timely and important step toward restoring global economic confidence. the quality of being certain of your own ability to do things well: Our latest recruit is very intelligent but lacking in confidence. boost/shatter/shake sb's confidenceOne aim of the appraisal meetings is to boost the confidence of your team members. in confidence if you tell someone something in confidence, it is with the agreement that they will not tell anyone else: Insiders are barred from using significant business information that they have received in confidence. See alsobreach of confidence consumer confidence vote of confidence vote of no confidence Examples of confidenceconfidence Most of us would defend those confidences in one way or another with our honour or, it may be, even our liberty on occasions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Another reason is that only lawyers can keep confidences and that laymen cannot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am betraying no confidences, because my discussions with them took place in front of the television cameras, and they are all on the record. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is the safe keeper of many confidences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not breaking any confidences; it is a published work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I still think that the only proper recipient of the solicitor's confidences would be the budgerigar. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Each of these made provision, after all, for the protection, among other things, of confidences of the citizen and for safeguarding law and order. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such confidences are not reciprocated by the enemy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He says that foreign confidences must be respected and must remain in this clause. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The problem would be that the category of information called "foreign confidences" is materially different from that category which relates to international relations in general. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The courts recognise this, and cannot require such confidences to be exposed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have heard many doctors reveal confidences, at dinners and so on, which they should never have revealed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I often think that the confidences told and exposed to the social worker are more sensitive than the ones exposed to the doctor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not going to betray the confidences of private conversations, but he was. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We meet those men week by week, we hear their complaints, we get their confidences to a greater extent than employers or managers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of confidence These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withconfidenceconfidenceThese are words often used in combination with confidence. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. absolute confidence A typological universal, if truly universal and if established with absoluteconfidence, would provide a powerful guide to reconstruction. a lot of confidence I was flattered to be included, learned a lot, and gained a lotofconfidence. complete confidence In each such "complete theory" domain we can use its basic concepts with completeconfidence. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with confidence |
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