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Confide V 忠贞 Trust Kən'faid V.信赖,倾诉 英 吐露(心事

单词 confide
音标 [kən'faid]
解释 v.信赖,倾诉
红宝书 【英】 v. 吐露(心事) (to show confidence by imparting secrets)
【记】 con+fide(相信)→相 信别人→吐露
【同】 同根词: fidelity(忠实, 忠贞); perfidy(背信)
【例】 Mary always confided her fears to her teacher.
字源 confide (v.)
mid-15c., "to trust or have faith," from Latin confidere "to trust in, rely firmly upon, believe" (see confidence). Meaning "to share a secret with" is from 1735; phrase confide in (someone) is from 1888. Related: Confided; confiding.
不择手段背单词 v. 吐露(秘密、心事); 交付(某人保管)
【记】con共同, fid相信-互相相信对方, 所以可以吐露心事.
【参】fidelity(n 忠实, 忠贞); perfidy(n 背信)
趣味全助记 【记】fide 信得过的,给信的过的吐露,confidence 有信心
【相关】affidavit 宣誓书,bona fide 信誉好,confide 倾诉, 委托, 信赖, confident 自信,diffident 缺乏自信的,infidelity 不贞,不忠,perfidy 不诚实, 背信

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