confidence

noun

对他人的信心 belief in others

1. 信心；信任；信赖
   the feeling that you can trust, believe in and be sure about the abilities or good qualities of sb/sth
   1. The players all have confidence in their manager.
      队员都信赖他们的教练。
   2. A fall in unemployment will help to restore consumer confidence.
      失业人数的下降会有助于恢复消费者的信心。
   3. a lack of confidence in the government
      对政府缺乏信任
   4. The new contracts have undermined the confidence of employees.
      新的合同动摇了雇员们的信心。
   5. She has every confidence in her students' abilities.
      她完全相信她学生的能力。

对自己的信心 belief in yourself

2. 自信心；把握
   a belief in your own ability to do things and be successful
   1. He answered the questions with confidence .
      他有把握地回答了那些问题。
   2. People often lose confidence when they are criticized.
      人受到批评时经常会失去信心。
   3. He gained confidence when he went to college.
      他上大学后增强了自信。
   4. She suffers from a lack of confidence .
      她深受缺乏自信心之苦。
   5. While girls lack confidence , boys often overestimate their abilities.
      女孩通常缺乏自信，而男孩则往往会高估自己的能力。
   6. I didn't have any confidence in myself at school.
      我在学校时对自己毫无信心。

感到有把握 feeling certain

3. 把握；肯定
   the feeling that you are certain about sth
   1. They could not say with confidence that he would be able to walk again after the accident.
      他们不能肯定他经过那场事故后还能行走。
   2. He expressed his confidence that they would win.
      他表示了自己的信心：他们必定取胜。

信任 trust

4. （对某人会保守秘密的）信任，信赖
   a feeling of trust that sb will keep information private
   1. Eva told me about their relationship in confidence .
      伊娃对我透露了他们俩的关系这个秘密。
   2. This is in the strictest confidence .
      这事切勿外传。
   3. It took a long time to gain her confidence (= make her feel she could trust me) .
      我花了很长的时间才赢得她的信任。

秘密 a secret

5. （向某人透露的）秘密，机密
   a secret that you tell sb
   1. The girls exchanged confidences.
      女孩子们相互吐露自己的心事。
   2. I could never forgive Mike for betraying a confidence.
      迈克泄露了秘密，我决不会饶恕他。

1. N-UNCOUNT 信任;信赖
   If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them.
   1. I have every confidence in you...
      我完全相信你。
   2. This has contributed to the lack of confidence in the police...
      这导致了大家对警方缺乏信任。
   3. His record on ceasefires inspires no confidence.
      他以往在停火方面的表现让人对他毫无信心。
2. N-UNCOUNT 自信;信心
   If you have confidence, you feel sure about your abilities, qualities, or ideas.
   1. The band is on excellent form and brimming with confidence...
      这支乐队状态极佳，自信满满。
   2. I always thought the worst of myself and had no confidence whatsoever.
      我老是妄自菲薄，没有一点儿信心。
3. N-UNCOUNT 肯定;把握
   If you can say something with confidence, you feel certain it is correct.
   1. I can say with confidence that such rumors were totally groundless.
      我可以肯定地说这样的谣言完全没有根据。
4. N-UNCOUNT 私下;秘密
   If you tell someone something in confidence, you tell them a secret.
   1. We told you all these things in confidence...
      我们告诉你的这些事都需要保密。
   2. Even telling Lois seemed a betrayal of confidence.
      即使是告诉洛伊丝都好像是在泄密。
5. N-COUNT 秘密;知心话
   A confidence is a secret that you tell someone.
   1. Gregory shared confidences with Carmen.
      格雷戈里和卡门说了知心话。
6. See also: vote of no confidence

1. I have confidence in the ability of the players
   我对于球员们的能力充满信心。
2. A sick person needs absolute confidence and trust in a doctor.
   病人需要对医生有绝对的信心和信任。
3. Martinez expressed confidence of victory at the ballot box.
   马丁内斯表示了对选举获胜的信心。
4. When I tell someone I will not betray his confidence I keep my word
   如果我告诉某人我不会辜负他的信任，我就会恪守诺言。
5. 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。
6. Do what you can to give her confidence and boost her morale.
   尽你所能让她树立信心，提高士气。
7. I have every confidence in you
   我完全相信你。
8. This has contributed to the lack of confidence in the police
   这导致了大家对警方缺乏信任。
9. His record on ceasefires inspires no confidence.
   他以往在停火方面的表现让人对他毫无信心。
10. The band is on excellent form and brimming with confidence
    这支乐队状态极佳，自信满满。
11. I always thought the worst of myself and had no confidence whatsoever.
    我老是妄自菲薄，没有一点儿信心。
12. I can say with confidence that such rumors were totally groundless.
    我可以肯定地说这样的谣言完全没有根据。
13. We told you all these things in confidence
    我们告诉你的这些事都需要保密。
14. Even telling Lois seemed a betrayal of confidence.
    即使是告诉洛伊丝都好像是在泄密。
15. Gregory shared confidences with Carmen.
    格雷戈里和卡门说了知心话。
16. Improved consumer confidence is crucial to an economic recovery.
    消费者信心的提升对经济的复苏至关重要。
17. It took a generous helping of entrepreneurial confidence to persevere during this incident.
    在这一事件中坚持下来是有了充足的创业信心的。
18. Those people hurt me and knocked my confidence.
    那些人既伤害了我的身体又打击了我的自信心。
19. There is a lack of confidence in the government's ability to manage the economy
    人民对该政府管理经济的能力缺乏信心。
20. Juliana was brimming over with new-found confidence
    朱莉安娜心中充满了重新找回的信心。
21. This argument seems to show a pitiful lack of confidence in the capabilities of our juries.
    这一论点似乎表现出对我们陪审团能力的极度不信任，而这种不信任是可悲的。
22. Trade unions are regarding the poll as a test of the public's confidence in the government.
    工会将此次民意调查当作测试民众对政府信心的一种方式。
23. Loss of confidence could trigger a run on Citibank that would threaten the entire financial system.
    民众信心的丧失可能导致花旗银行出现挤兑，从而威胁到整个金融体系。
24. Analysts say the recession in Japan has sapped investor confidence.
    分析家称日本的经济衰退已经打击了投资者的信心。
25. Doing a degree has increased my confidence and I feel much more self-aware.
    攻读学位增强了我的自信，使我更加了解自己。
26. Their indecision has been replaced by confidence and steely determination
    他们的优柔寡断已经被自信和钢铁般的决心所取代。
27. I have total confidence that things will change.
    事情会有所改变的，我对此信心十足。
28. We have total confidence in the veracity of our research
    我们对我们调查的真实性有十足的把握。
29. How can you expect to win confidence of the people unless you come to them with clean hands.
    你如何能赢得人民的信任，除非你以廉洁之身和他们打交道。
30. We have absolute confidence in victory.
    我们有绝对胜利的把握。

n.

be in sb's confidence

• 受某人信任；是某人的心腹
  to be trusted with sb's secrets
  1. He is said to be very much in the President's confidence.
     据说他深受总统的信任。

take sb into your confidence

• 向某人吐露内心秘密（或隐私）
  to tell sb secrets and personal information about yourself
  1. She took me into her confidence and told me about the problems she was facing.
     她把我当成知己，把她面临的种种难题都向我和盘托出。

noun

1. freedom from doubt
   1. his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular
   2. after that failure he lost his confidence
   3. she spoke with authority

   Synonym:    assuranceself-assuranceself-confidenceauthoritysureness

2. a secret that is confided or entrusted to another
   1. everyone trusted him with their confidences
   2. the priest could not reveal her confidences

3. a feeling of trust (in someone or something)
   1. I have confidence in our team
   2. confidence is always borrowed, never owned

4. a trustful relationship
   1. he took me into his confidence
   2. he betrayed their trust

   Synonym:    trust

5. a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable
   1. public confidence in the economy