英汉词典

1. 信任;信赖
    If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them.

    e.g. I have every confidence in you...
           我完全相信你。
    e.g. This has contributed to the lack of confidence in the police...
           这导致了大家对警方缺乏信任。

2. 自信;信心
    If you have confidence, you feel sure about your abilities, qualities, or ideas.

    e.g. The band is on excellent form and brimming with confidence...
           这支乐队状态极佳，自信满满。
    e.g. 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. 肯定;把握
    If you can say something with confidence, you feel certain it is correct.

    e.g. 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. 私下;秘密
    If you tell someone something in confidence, you tell them a secret.

    e.g. We told you all these things in confidence...
           我们告诉你的这些事都需要保密。
    e.g. Even telling Lois seemed a betrayal of confidence.
           即使是告诉洛伊丝都好像是在泄密。

5. 秘密;知心话
    A confidence is a secret that you tell someone.

    e.g. Gregory shared confidences with Carmen.
           格雷戈里和卡门说了知心话。

6. see also: vote of no confidence