0 the quality of being certain of your abilities or of having trust in people, plans, or the future:
[ + to infinitive ] He has the confidence to walk into a room of strangers and immediately start a conversation.
She's completely lacking in confidence.
I have every/complete confidence in her. She'll be perfect for the job.
[ + that ] I don't share your confidence that the market will improve next year.
1 a secret that you tell someone:
They talked endlessly, exchanging confidences.
I should never have taken him into my confidence.
2 a feeling of having little doubt about yourself and your abilities, or a feeling of trust in someone or something:
3 a secret, or a feeling of trust that a secret will be kept:
4 a feeling that you can trust someone or something to work well or behave as you expect:
The index fell 3.1% as investors lost confidence in bank shares.
have confidence in sb/sth "I have the utmost confidence in him, and know he will lead this franchise to continued success and growth," West said.
Leitch warns that the insurance industry must raise standards to win back the confidence of investors.
6 the quality of being certain of your own ability to do things well:
7 if you tell someone something in confidence, it is with the agreement that they will not tell anyone else:
Insiders are barred from using significant business information that they have received in confidence.
She's certainly gained (in) confidence over the last couple of years.
After six defeats in a row, the team's confidence has been badly shaken.
The government is trying to restore public confidence in its management of the economy.
I don't have much confidence in him after his behaviour in recent months.
Most of us would defend those confidences in one way or another with our honour or, it may be, even our liberty on occasions.
Another reason is that only lawyers can keep confidences and that laymen cannot.
I am betraying no confidences, because my discussions with them took place in front of the television cameras, and they are all on the record.
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確定, 自信, 信心,把握…
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确定, 自信, 信心,把握…
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seguridad, confianza [feminine], confianza en sí mismo [feminine]…
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segurança, confiança…
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自信…
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güven, inanç, itimat…
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confiance [feminine] en soi, assurance [feminine], confiance [feminine]…
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seguretat…
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