英语词汇“confident”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

If you're confident you are sure about something, someone, or yourself. He was confident he could keep his balance and cross the river on the skinny log, but he wasn't so confident that the log was strong enough to hold him.

Confident is often a word of assurance. Someone may ask, "Are you sure that's the right way to do it?" and then, just to be assured, they might say, "So, you're confident that's the right wire to cut so the bomb doesn't blow?" Being really sure of something or being sure of yourself is being confident. "He held his head high, but not in an arrogant or show-off way; he was just confident about who he was. He liked himself."

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

confident / confidant(e)

Confident is how you feel on a good hair day, but a confidant is the person you tell when you're secretly wearing a wig. It's no wonder that these words are so easily confused: they were once both confident.

If you're looking and feeling good, you're confident. Confident is a feeling of self-reliance or of certainty about something. It comes from Middle French, confident, which in turn comes from Latin, cōnfidentem, meaning "trusting or bold." If you're not confident, you turn tail and go home. Hold your head up high to read these confident examples:

He appeared confident that he could get to any spot, setting up lanes by running with patience and vision. (New York Times)

Both camps say they are confident of winning. (Reuters)

A confidant, with an a, is the person you trust to spill your guts to. It also comes from the French confident, which came from the Latin confidente, for "a trusted friend." Confidante has been used to refer to a female trusted friend, parallel to the French confidente, but that usage has fallen largely out of favor as an unnecessary feminine version, like authoress. You can add that e if you want, either way say it with a sultry French accent:

They were friends, confidants, inseparable companions as well. (Frederick William Robinson)

"I'm not talking about just two or three of my closest confidants." (New York Times)

Try remembering that if you are confident, the person you believe in is "me." If you have a confidant, you are putting your trust in another. If you're confident your friend won't tell all your business, she can be your confidant.

WORD FAMILY

confident: confidence, confidenter, confidently, overconfident, self-confident+/confidence: confidences, confidential, self-confidence/confidential: confidentiality, confidentially/overconfident: overconfidence, overconfidently

USAGE EXAMPLES

Trump’s strongest rival is Ted Cruz, a veteran debater so knowledgeable and confident that Mahatma Gandhi would want to punch him in the face.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

“I mean, first of all, we were just confident all week that we would be able to do our job,” defensive end Christian Wilkins said.

Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017)

His knee felt strong and the team looked confident.

The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017)

1adj having or marked by confidence or assurance

a confident speaker
a confident reply
his manner is more confident these days
confident of fulfillment

Syn|Ant

assured

marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence

cocksure, overconfident, positive

marked by excessive confidence

reassured

having confidence restored; freed from anxiety

self-assured, self-confident

showing poise and confidence in your own worth

diffident, shy, timid, unsure

lacking self-confidence

2adj not liable to error in judgment or action

Syn

sure-footed, surefooted
capable

(usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability

3adj persuaded of; very sure

was confident he would win

Syn

convinced, positive
certain, sure

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

单词	confident
释义	confident (once / 50 pages) adj If you're confident you are sure about something, someone, or yourself. He was confident he could keep his balance and cross the river on the skinny log, but he wasn't so confident that the log was strong enough to hold him. Confident is often a word of assurance. Someone may ask, "Are you sure that's the right way to do it?" and then, just to be assured, they might say, "So, you're confident that's the right wire to cut so the bomb doesn't blow?" Being really sure of something or being sure of yourself is being confident. "He held his head high, but not in an arrogant or show-off way; he was just confident about who he was. He liked himself." CHOOSE YOUR WORDS confident / confidant(e) Confident is how you feel on a good hair day, but a confidant is the person you tell when you're secretly wearing a wig. It's no wonder that these words are so easily confused: they were once both confident. If you're looking and feeling good, you're confident. Confident is a feeling of self-reliance or of certainty about something. It comes from Middle French, confident, which in turn comes from Latin, cōnfidentem, meaning "trusting or bold." If you're not confident, you turn tail and go home. Hold your head up high to read these confident examples: He appeared confident that he could get to any spot, setting up lanes by running with patience and vision. (New York Times) Both camps say they are confident of winning. (Reuters) A confidant, with an a, is the person you trust to spill your guts to. It also comes from the French confident, which came from the Latin confidente, for "a trusted friend." Confidante has been used to refer to a female trusted friend, parallel to the French confidente, but that usage has fallen largely out of favor as an unnecessary feminine version, like authoress. You can add that e if you want, either way say it with a sultry French accent: They were friends, confidants, inseparable companions as well. (Frederick William Robinson) "I'm not talking about just two or three of my closest confidants." (New York Times) Try remembering that if you are confident, the person you believe in is "me." If you have a confidant, you are putting your trust in another. If you're confident your friend won't tell all your business, she can be your confidant. WORD FAMILY confident: confidence, confidenter, confidently, overconfident, self-confident+/confidence: confidences, confidential, self-confidence/confidential: confidentiality, confidentially/overconfident: overconfidence, overconfidently USAGE EXAMPLES Trump’s strongest rival is Ted Cruz, a veteran debater so knowledgeable and confident that Mahatma Gandhi would want to punch him in the face. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) “I mean, first of all, we were just confident all week that we would be able to do our job,” defensive end Christian Wilkins said. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) His knee felt strong and the team looked confident. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj having or marked by confidence or assurance a confident speaker a confident reply his manner is more confident these days confident of fulfillment Syn\|Ant assured marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence cocksure, overconfident, positive marked by excessive confidence reassured having confidence restored; freed from anxiety self-assured, self-confident showing poise and confidence in your own worth diffident, shy, timid, unsure lacking self-confidence 2adj not liable to error in judgment or action Syn sure-footed, surefooted capable (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability 3adj persuaded of; very sure was confident he would win Syn convinced, positive certain, sure having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
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