confidence /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them. 信任

  例：

  I have every confidence in you.

  我对你有完全的信任。

  例：

  This has contributed to the lack of confidence in the FDA.

  这导致了对食品与药品管理局信任的缺乏。

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT If you have confidence, you feel sure about your abilities, qualities, or ideas. 自信心

  例：

  The band is in excellent form and brimming with confidence.

  该乐队处于极好的状态，表现得充满信心。

• 3. 

  N-UNCOUNT If you can say something with confidence, you feel certain it is correct. 把握

  例：

  I can say with confidence that such rumours were totally groundless.

  我可以很有把握地说这些传言完全没有根据。

• 4. 

  N-UNCOUNT If you tell someone something in confidence, you tell them a secret. 保密

  例：

  We told you all these things in confidence.

  我们告诉你的这些事情都是保密的。

  例：

  Even telling Lois seemed a betrayal of confidence.

  甚至告诉洛伊斯似乎也是对保密的背叛。

• 5. 

  PHRASE If you take someone into your confidence, you tell them a secret. 向某人吐露秘密