"Confident"的名词形式是"confidence",表示自信或信任;动词形式是"confide",意为倾诉或信赖。 这两个词虽然同源,但用法和含义有明显区别,掌握它们有助于精准表达。
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名词"confidence"的核心用法
- 指个人内在的自信心(She spoke with great confidence)
- 表示人与人之间的信任关系(I have complete confidence in my team)
- 固定搭配:build/lose confidence(建立/失去信心)、confidence boost(信心提升)
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动词"confide"的典型场景
- 强调秘密倾诉(He confided his fears to his best friend)
- 后接介词"in"表示信赖某人(She often confides in her diary)
- 衍生名词"confidant"指密友(注意拼写差异)
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常见混淆点辨析
- 误将"confidence"作动词(× I confidence you → √ I confide in you)
- "confide"不可直接接宾语,需搭配介词(× Confide me → √ Confide in me)
区分记忆技巧:名词"confidence"以"-ence"结尾表示状态,动词"confide"以"-ide"结尾强调动作。实际使用时注意搭配介词和语境,避免中式英语错误。