1 confidence (in sb/sth) trust or strong belief in sb/sth （对某人、某事的）信心，信任: The public is losing confidence in the present government. 公众对现政府渐渐失去信心。I have every confidence in Emily's ability to do the job. 我对埃米莉完成这项工作的能力绝对有信心。

2 the feeling that you are sure about your own abilities, opinion, etc 自信；信心: I didn't have the confidence to tell her I thought she was wrong. 我没有足够的自信告诉她我认为她错了。to be full of confidence 充满信心‘Of course we will win,’ the team captain said with confidence. 队长信心十足地说﹕“我们一定会赢。” ☞Look at self-confidence. 参看self-confidence。

3 a feeling of trust in sb to keep sth a secret 信任关系；对对方保守秘密的确信: The information was given to me in strict confidence. 这资料是人家极其信任地交给我的。It took a while to win/gain her confidence. 花了一些时间才赢得她的信任。