[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]坚信的;有信心的 If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to.
[usu v-link ADJ]
I am confident that everything will come out right in time...
我坚信一切终究都会好起来。
Mr Ryan is confident of success...
瑞安先生坚信一定会成功。
Management is confident about the way business is progressing.
管理层对业务发展的态势充满信心。
confidently
I can confidently promise that this year is going to be very different.
我可以信心十足地保证今年将大不一样。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]自信的;充满信心的 If a person or their manner is confident, they feel sure about their own abilities, qualities, or ideas.
In time he became more confident and relaxed...
过了一段时间,他变得更加自信、更为放松。
She is a confident woman who is certain of her views.
她是一位充满自信的女性,对自己的观点深信不疑。
confidently
She walked confidently across the hall.
她自信地走过大厅。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]肯定的;有把握的 If you are confident that something is true, you are sure that it is true. A confident statement is one that the speaker is sure is true.
[oft ADJ that]
She is confident that everybody is on her side...
她确信所有人都站在她这边。
'Bet you I can', comes the confident reply.
“我肯定行。”传来一个很有把握的回答。
confidently
I can confidently say that none of them were or are racist.
我可以非常肯定地说他们中没有一个种族主义者,过去没有,现在也没有。
Oxford
con·fi·dent★/ˈkɒnfɪdənt; NAmEˈkɑːnfɪdənt/adjective1★feeling sure about your own ability to do things and be successful 自信的;有自信心的◆She was in a relaxed, confident mood.她的心态从容而自信。◆The teacher wants the children to feel confident about asking questions when they don't understand.教师要孩子们遇到不懂的问题就大胆提问。☞see also
self-confident
2★feeling certain that sth will happen in the way that you want or expect 肯定的;确信的;有把握的confidentof sth/doing sth ◆The team feels confident of winning.这个队觉得有把握取胜。confidentthat… ◆I'm confident that you will get the job.我肯定你能得到那份工作。☞synonyms at
1[not before noun] sure that something will happen in the way that you want or expectconfident (that) We are confident next year’s profits will be higher. He is quietly confident that there will be no problems this time.confident of The Prime Minister appeared relaxed and confident of winning an overall majority. The company is confident of success.confident about I feel quite confident about the future.► see thesaurus at
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2sure that you have the ability to do things well or deal with situations successfully: Despite her disability, Philippa is very confident.confident about I feel much more confident about myself and my abilities these days.confident smile/voice/manner etc He began to read in a calm confident voice.3sure that something is trueconfident (that) We are confident we have done nothing wrong. He began to feel confident that Zaborski was only guessing. It is not possible to give a confident answer to the question of whether the delay was unreasonable.—confidently adverb →
self-confident
GRAMMAR: Patterns with confident• You are confident about something: · I’m quite confident about my English.✗Don’t say: I’m quite confident of my English.• You are confident of victory or success, or confident of doing something: · The team is confident of victory.· The team is confident of winning.THESAURUSconfident sure that you have the ability to do something well or deal with situations successfully: · She seemed confident that she would pass.· his calm and confident manner· George was very confident about his abilities as a writer.· Baldwin is confident of victory in this year’s senate race.self-confident/self-assured confident, and not shy or nervous in social situations: · Jess was only 12, but she was very self-confident.· He was very self-assured and spoke without notes.· I eventually became more self-confident as a public speaker.supremely self-confident: · She was supremely self-confident, with the gift of being able to talk on any subject whenever the camera was rolling.self-possessed adjective confident, calm, and in control of your feelings even in a difficult situationassertive confident enough to say what you think and want, so that people take notice of you: · The course helps women learn how to be more assertive in the workplace.sure of yourself confident that you are right, even when other people do not agree with you: · He sounded so sure of himself that I didn’t bother to argue.· Jenny was younger than her sister but seemed much more sure of herself.extrovert noun [countable] someone who behaves in a confident way in social situations and likes talking and being with other people: · Most actors are natural extroverts.· Jan says her twin babies are completely different: Kelly is a real extrovert while Jessie is quiet and thoughtful.· He’s a total extrovert who will talk to any stranger.not confidentlack confidence/be lacking in confidence to not be confident about your abilities or appearance: · Francine is lacking in confidence and needs a lot of encouragement.· I was fat, had no friends, and lacked confidence.· While girls lack confidence, boys often overestimate their abilities.shy not confident about meeting or speaking to people who you do not know: · Jane is a quiet shy person.· He had been painfully shy (=very shy) as a child.insecure not confident about yourself or your relationships, especially because you are worried that you are not good enough: · His childhood had left him very insecure.· Ben’s parents’ divorce left him lonely and insecure.· Models can make young women feel insecure about their own bodies.unsure of yourself not confident, especially because you are young or you do not have much experience: · At first, Chris seemed nervous and unsure of herself.· He was only 21 and still very unsure of himself with girls.discouraged /dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒd $ -ˈkɜːr-/ not confident that you can succeed, because you have had problems trying to do something: · Students can become discouraged very easily if they are not given the help they need.· I was very discouraged at the time, but I still hoped we could find a solution.discouraged by: · Discouraged by her failed marriages, she gradually withdrew from the world.discouraged about: · Hartman was so discouraged about the way his performing career was going, that he gave up acting for writing.demoralized someone who is demoralized has lost all their confidence and wants to give up: · The team were completely demoralized after losing a series of games.· a demoralized work force· Many employees became demoralized and cynical when the company announced another round of job cuts.utterly/thoroughly demoralized
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confident
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自信的(69%),有信心的(27%),有把握的(4%)
adj.自信的;确信的
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