Question

32. fid [L]=

Accepted Answer

to trust 信任
在高保真音响器材上，常写着Hi-Fi，即High-Fidelity。单词fidelity 和confide，confidence 是
同族词。词根fid 来自拉丁动词fidere，意思相当于to trust（信任）。

fidelity [fid=to trust 信任；-elity (-al+-ity) n.=the quality 表性质→“the quality of being trusted
可被信任之品质”→] n.① faithfulness;loyalty 忠诚；忠实：fidelity to one's cause 对事业的忠
诚② (radio, video) precision of reproduction（收音、录像的）逼真度，保真度：a high fidelity
recorder 高保真录音机

confide [con-(com-)=completely 完全地；fid=to trust 信任；-e→“to trustcompletely 完全信任”
→] v.① have trust or faith in 信任：I confide in every one of you.我信任你们每一个人。②
impart ( secrets) with trust 吐露（秘密等）：He often confides his private affairs to me.他常把心
腹之事告诉我。

▽confidant [confid(e);-ant n.] n.密友；知己
confidante [confid(e);-ante n.] n.知己的女友

confidence [confide 的对应名词：confid(e)信任；-ence n.=the act or state 表行为或状态→
“confiding somebody or oneself 对他人或对自己的信任”→] n.① firm trust 信任：to enjoy
one's confidence 得到某人的信任② firm trust or belief in oneself;self-reliance 信心；自信：to
have full confidence 信心十足

▽confident [confid(e);-ent a.] a.确信的；有信心的；自信的

diffident [dif-(dis-)=not 不；fid=to trust 信任；-ent a.=-ing……的→“not trusting (oneself)不信
任（自己）的”→] a. distrusting;lacking in self-reliance 没有信心的；缺乏自信的：He is diffident
of his own opinion.他对自己的观点缺乏信心。

▽diffidence [dif-;fid;-ence n.] n.缺乏自信

fideism [fide（来自fidere 的同根名词fides）=faith 信仰；-ism n.=belief or doctrine 主义→] n.
doctrine that knowledge depends on faith 信仰主义（认为知识依赖于信仰）

▽fideist [fide;-ist n.] n.信仰主义者

infidel [in-=not 不；fid=to trust 信任；-el (-al) a.=having the quality 有……性质的→“not trusting
or believing in religion 不相信宗教的”→]Ⅰa. unfaithful in religion 不信宗教的/infidel writers
不信教的作家→Ⅱ n. one who does not believe in religion 不信仰宗教的人：He remained an
infidel to his dying day.他至死还是一个不信教的人。

▽infidelity [infidel;-ity n.] n.无宗教信仰；背信

perfidious [per-=through, to destruction 穿透，毁坏；fid=trust 信仰；-i-;-ous a.=causing 使……
的→“cauing one's trust to destruction 使信仰彻底破坏的”→] a. faithless;unfaithful;violating
faith 不忠的；背信的；叛卖的：perfidious activities 背信弃义的行为

▽perfidy [per-;fid;-y n.] n.背信弃义；叛变；出卖

Trust N Quality One's Faith Confidence Religion Fidelity