单词 | confident |
释义 | confident —confidently, adv. /kon"fi deuhnt/, adj. 1. having strong belief or full assurance; sure: confident of fulfillment. 2. sure of oneself; having no uncertainty about one's own abilities, correctness, successfulness, etc.; self-confident; bold: a confident speaker. 3. excessively bold; presumptuous. 4. Obs. trustful or confiding. n. 5. a confidant. [1570-80; < L confident- (s. of confidens), prp. of confidere. See CONFIDE, -ENT] Syn. 1. certain, positive. See sure. 2. self-reliant, assured, intrepid. Ant. 2. modest, diffident. |
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