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the feeling that you can trust, believe in and be sure about the abilities or good qualities of somebody/something 信心;信任;信賴 The president's actions hardly inspire confidence. 總統的行動很難激發信心。 - confidence in somebody/something
The players all have confidence in their manager. 隊員都信賴他們的教練。 He believes his reforms will restore confidence in the financial markets. 他相信他的改革將恢複人們對金融市場的信心。 The survey revealed a lack of confidence in the government. 調查顯示對政府缺乏信心。 She has the utmost confidence in her students' abilities. 她對學生的能力充滿信心。 Our aim is to increase public confidence in the democratic process. 我們的目標是增強公衆對民主進程的信心。 The university is facing a crisis of confidence about its future role. 這所大學正面臨着對其未來角色的信心危機。 The new contracts have undermined the confidence of employees. 新的合同動搖了僱員們的信心。
Extra ExamplesTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb2Are we to place confidence in a man who cannot remember a phone call he made last week? 我們能信任一個連上周打過電話都記不得的人嗎? Confidence has returned to the market. 市場恢複了信心。 Investor confidence plunged to a 30-year low last week. 投資者信心上周跌至30年低點。 The police need to enjoy the full confidence of the public. 警方需要得到公衆的充分信任。 The quarterly survey showed an improvement in business confidence. 季度調查顯示商業信心有所改善。 The commanding officer was relieved of his duty because of a loss of confidence in his leadership. 指揮官被解除了職務,因爲對他的領導失去了信心。 Confidence is high among the team's supporters. 支持者對該隊有很強的信心。 Generally there is low public confidence in government institutions. 總的來說,公衆對政府機構信任度很低。 To maintain confidence in the criminal justice system, the judiciary needs to engage with the public. 爲了保持對刑事司法系統的信心,司法機構需要與公衆接觸。 He expressed confidence in the new plans. 他對新計劃表示有信心。 Higher profits should raise business confidence. 利潤增加應可提高商業信心。 Only if the chairperson resigns will we be able to restore the confidence of our members. 只有主席辭職,我們才能恢複成員的信心。 Only one bank scandal is needed to shake the confidence in the financial markets. 一次銀行醜聞就足以動搖對金融市場的信心。 Security institutions have to have the confidence of all communities. 安全機構必須得到所有社區的信任。 The Cabinet must enjoy the confidence of Parliament. 内閣必須得到議會的信任。 The captain of the football team said he had every confidence in his men. 足球隊隊長說過他對他的球員充滿信心。 The captain was not lacking in confidence about his team's prospects. 隊長對自己球隊的前途不乏信心。 The company needs the full confidence of its investors. 公司需要得到投資者的完全信任。 The company's record does not really inspire confidence. 公司的業績並不能真正激發信心。 The general's confidence in his army proved misplaced. 事實證明,將軍誤信了自己部隊的實力。 The government lost a confidence vote. 政府未能通過信任投票。 They are gradually instilling confidence in their staff. 他們在逐漸培養員工的自信心。 They have no confidence in the legal system. 他們對法律體制沒有信心。 This government has lost the confidence of the public. 這屆政府已失去公衆的信任。 This government no longer enjoys the confidence of the public. 這個政府不再爲公衆所信任。 This is a tremendous vote of confidence for the government. 這是對政府投下的極大的信任票。 We all have complete confidence in this product. 我們都對這個産品充滿信心。 a loss of confidence among investors 投資者信心的喪失 an effort to renew investor confidence in corporate America 恢複投資者對全美國信心的努力 an environment which builds mutual confidence 有助於建立相互信任的環境 efforts to build confidence between employers and unions 在僱主和工會之間建立信任的努力 public confidence in the government 公衆對政府的信任 to maintain public confidence in the system of justice 維護公衆對司法體制的信心
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
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a belief in your own ability to do things and be successful 自信心;把握 People often lose confidence when they are criticized. 人受到批評時經常會失去信心。 He gained confidence when he went to college. 他上大學後增強了自信。 Receiving compliments from my work colleagues has boosted my confidence. 收到同事的稱贊增強了我的信心。 The course will help you build your confidence and develop your study skills. 這門課程將幫助你樹立信心,發展學習技能。 While girls lack confidence, boys often overestimate their abilities. 女孩通常缺乏自信,而男孩則往往會高估自己的能力。 He suffers from a lack of confidence. 他缺乏自信。 - with confidence
She answered the questions with confidence. 她自信地回答了問題。 - confidence in something/yourself
I didn't have any confidence in myself at school. 我在學校時對自己毫無信心。 Winning the award has given me much more confidence in my writing. 獲獎給了我更多的寫作信心。 - confidence to do something
The training programmes have given workers the confidence to take on more responsibility. 培訓計劃給了工人們承擔更多責任的信心。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesb2Women often lose confidence when they stop work to have a baby. 當女性爲了生孩子而停止工作時,她們往往會失去信心。 Their confidence grew with each success. 他們的信心随着每一次成功不斷增強。 A lot of children are lacking in confidence. 許多孩子缺乏自信心。 All his false confidence had drained away. 他所有虛假的自信已消失殆盡。 As the weeks went by he grew in confidence. 随着幾個星期過去,他的自信心增強了。 During his illness he really lost his confidence. 他生病期間確實失去了自信。 The training is designed to give staff confidence in managing problems. 這次培訓旨在給予員工處理問題的信心。 Failing his exams really dented his confidence. 考試沒過確實打擊了他的自信。 Getting the certificate does a lot in terms of confidence building. 獲得這張證書在建立自信方面很有幫助。 He's really striking the ball well and has got his confidence back. 他的球確實打得很好,這使他重新找回了自信。 I lacked confidence about how I looked. 我對自己的長相缺乏自信。 My confidence went completely after my first major defeat. 第一次經歷重大失敗以後,我徹底沒了自信。 She gave an outward appearance of quiet confidence. 她表現出一副沉着自信的樣子。 She has very little confidence in her own abilities. 她對自己的能力很沒自信。 She spoke in a tone of easy confidence. 她說話時帶着一種從容自信。 She's gained a lot of confidence over the last year. 在過去的一年中,她信心大增。 Since she got the new job, she's been brimming with confidence. 自從找到新工作,她便充滿了自信。 The home side badly need a confidence booster. 主隊急需一個振興自信的機會。 Winning the competition really boosted her confidence. 比賽獲勝確實增強了她的自信心。 a man who exudes confidence 自信滿滿的男人 his confidence in himself 他對自己的信心 to instil confidence in staff who feel nervous about taking on new roles 給那些因接受新任務而緊張的員工培養信心
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
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the feeling that you are certain about something 把握;肯定 He said he wished that he shared her confidence. 他說他希望和她一樣有信心。 - with confidence
They could not say with confidence that he would be able to walk again after the accident. 他們不能肯定他經過那場事故後還能行走。 No one can predict with complete confidence what will happen in the financial markets. 沒有人能完全有信心預測金融市場會發生什麽。 - confidence that…
She expressed her confidence that they would win. 她表示有信心他們會赢。
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a feeling of trust that somebody will keep information private (對某人會保守秘密的)信任,信賴 It took a long time to gain her confidence (= make her feel she could trust me). 我花了很長的時間才赢得她的信任。 - in confidence
Eva told me about their relationship in confidence. 伊娃對我透露了他們倆的關系這個秘密。 This is in the strictest confidence. 這事切勿外傳。
Extra ExamplesEnquiries will be dealt with in the strictest confidence. 調查將在絕對保密的條件下進行。 I really can't talk about this—she told me in confidence. 我真的不能談這個 - 她是私底下告訴我的。 She promised not to break his confidence. 她保證不辜負他的信任。 She told me in confidence—I couldn't break that confidence, could I? 她告訴我時讓我保密,我不能不守信用,對吧? Telling other people what I'd said was a total breach of confidence. 把我說的話告訴其他人就是背信。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- absolute
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a secret that you tell somebody (向某人透露的)秘密,機密 The girls exchanged confidences. 女孩子們相互吐露自己的心事。 I could never forgive Mike for betraying a confidence. 邁克洩露了秘密,我絕不會原諒他。
Extra ExamplesShe didn't encourage confidences. 她沒有要求保密。 The girls exchanged whispered confidences. 女孩們小聲地互訴知心話。 Can you keep a confidence? 你能保守秘密嗎?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- whispered
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belief in others對他人的信心
belief in yourself對自己的信心
feeling certain感到有把握
trust信任
a secret秘密
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin confidentia, from confidere ‘have full trust’, from con- (expressing intensive force) + fidere ‘trust’.
Idioms
be in somebody’s confidence
take somebody into your confidence