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confident、confidant和confidante这三个词都源于拉丁语confīdere。拉丁语confīdere的意思是指“to put trust in, have confidence in, be sure”。那这三个词,到底有什么区别呢?
confident
confident是个形容词,它的英文意思是“having or showing assurance and self-reliance”,即“自信的,有自信心的”。这个词通常作表语,指某人确信某件事会按照自己的想法发生。
例句:
Alice is confident that everybody is on her side
爱丽丝确信所有人都站在她这边。
confidant
confidant是个名词,它的英文意思是“a person that you trust and who you talk to about private or secret things”,即“密友,知己”。通常,这个词用于描述男性知己。
例句:
Mike was their adviser and confidant.
迈克是他们的顾问及密友。
confidante
confidante是个名词,它的英文意思是“ a person who they are able to discuss their private problems with”,即“(女性)知己,密友”。这个词通常用于描述女性知己。
例句:
You are my closest friend and confidante.
你是我最亲密的朋友和知己。
综上所述,confident是个形容词,意思是“自信的,有自信的”。而confidant和confidante都是名词,意思是“知己,密友”。confidant通常指男性,confidante通常指女性,但是并不是说confidant只能指男性,confidante只能指女性。只是有些地方会强调confidant指男性知己,confidante指女性知己。
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