confident

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɒnfɪdənt/|[ˈkʰɔɱ.fɪ.dənt]|[-dn̩t]    美 /ˈkɑnfɪdənt/|[ˈkʰɑɱ.fə.dənt]|[-dn̩t]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Obsolete form of confidant. alt-of,obsolete
    — He managed this consultation with exceeding secrecy, admitting only four or five of his confidents, on whom he most relied
形容词 adj.
  1. Very sure of something; positive.
    — I'm pretty confident that she's not lying, she's acting normally.
  2. Self-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself.
  3. Forward, impudent. derogatory,obsolete
    — I was rated as the most confident ruffian, for daring to approach her room at that hour of night.

词形变化

more confident comparative most confident superlative confidents plural

词汇关系

衍生词
confidently confidentness e-confident hyperconfident inconfident misconfident nonconfident overconfident self-confident semiconfident superconfident ultraconfident unconfident underconfident
相关词
confidant confidante confide confidence confidential

词源

词源 1
From Middle French confident, from Latin confidens (“confident, i.e. self-confident, in a good or bad sense, bold, daring, audacious, impudent”), present participle of confidere (“to trust fully, confide”). See confide.
词源 2
From Middle French confident, from Latin confidens (“confident, i.e. self-confident, in a good or bad sense, bold, daring, audacious, impudent”), present participle of confidere (“to trust fully, confide”). See confide.
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