Confidence 指對自己、他人或某事的信任與把握感。
對自己的信心
EN: belief in your own abilities
翻譯: 對自身能力的信任與把握。
對他人的信任
EN: trust in someone or something
翻譯: 對他人或某事物的信任與信賴。
確信的感覺
EN: feeling certain about something
翻譯: 對某事感到確信、有把握的狀態。
私下告知的秘密
EN: a secret told privately
翻譯: 私下告知、託付的秘密或私事。
小提醒：注意 'in confidence' 是片語，意為『私下地、保密地』，而非『在信心之中』。
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Real-life Examples of "Confidence" from YouTube Videos
Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
Stanford
“Beleiveing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart, Even when it leads you off the well worn path, and that will make all the difference.”
1. the feeling of being certain about your own abilities or that something is true
對自身能力或某事為真的確信感
She spoke with great confidence during the presentation.
她在簡報時充滿自信地發言。
He lacks the confidence to try new things.
他缺乏嘗試新事物的信心。
Her confidence grew after she passed the difficult exam.
通過困難的考試後，她的信心增長了。
2. trust in someone's ability or in the truth of something
對某人能力或某事真實性的信任
I have complete confidence in her judgment.
我完全信任她的判斷。
The team has lost confidence in their manager.
團隊對他們的經理失去了信心。
Public confidence in the government is low.
公眾對政府的信任度很低。
3. a secret or private matter told to someone in trust
基於信任而告知他人的秘密或私事
She shared a personal confidence with her best friend.
她向最好的朋友吐露了一個個人秘密。
He betrayed my confidence by telling others.
他告訴了別人，背叛了我對他的信任。
4. a feeling of self-assurance arising from an appreciation of one's own abilities or qualities
源於對自身能力或品質的認可而產生的自信
His quiet confidence comes from years of experience.
他沉靜的自信來自多年的經驗。
She carries herself with an air of confidence.
她舉手投足間帶著自信的風采。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| have confidence in + noun/pronoun | 對…有信心 | She has great confidence in her team's abilities. (她對團隊的能力非常有信心。) |
| with confidence | 充滿信心地 | He answered the question with confidence. (他充滿信心地回答了問題。) |
| gain/lose confidence | 獲得/失去信心 | The victory helped the players gain confidence. (這場勝利幫助球員們獲得了信心。) |
| confidence that + clause | …的信心（後接子句） | There is growing confidence that the economy will improve. (人們越來越有信心經濟將會改善。) |
| a vote of confidence | 信任投票；信心的表現 | The promotion was a real vote of confidence in her work. (這次升遷是對她工作的極大肯定。) |
| in strict confidence | 嚴格保密地 | The information was shared in strict confidence. (這些資訊是在嚴格保密的情況下分享的。) |
| shake/shatter someone's confidence | 動搖/粉碎某人的信心 | The early mistake shook the goalkeeper's confidence. (早期的失誤動搖了守門員的信心。) |
| exude/radiate confidence | 散發出自信 | The speaker exuded confidence throughout the presentation. (演講者在整個簡報過程中都散發著自信。) |
in 後面通常接動名詞 (doing) 或名詞，表示對某個領域、過程或狀態有把握。to do 是不定詞，表示一個即將發生或潛在的單次行動。confidence in doing 偏向對自身能力的持續信任；confidence to do 偏向於在特定時刻鼓起勇氣去做某事。
EN: She has great confidence in public speaking.
翻譯: 她對公開演說很有信心。EN:After the training, he finally had the confidence to speak in public.
翻譯:經過培訓後，他終於有信心公開演說了。
EN:His confidence in managing complex projects earned him a promotion.
翻譯:他管理複雜專案的能力很有信心，這為他贏得了晉升。
EN:The encouraging words gave her the confidence to apply for the leadership role.
翻譯:那些鼓勵的話給了她信心去申請領導職位。
一般來說，描述對某項技能或活動的整體信心時多用 confidence in doing，而描述獲得勇氣去進行某次特定行動時則用 confidence to do。
confidence vs trust
confidence 強調對自身能力或判斷的信念；trust 則側重對他人或事物的信賴與依託。
confidence vs arrogance
confidence 是基於實力的健康自信；arrogance 則是過度自大，常伴隨對他人的輕視。
confidence vs assurance
confidence 是內在的心理狀態；assurance 常指來自外部的保證或使其安心的行為。
用於轉述他人的話或想法，表示不確定或保持距離。 EN: He said something about having confidence in the new plan, but I'm not sure. 翻譯: 他好像說了對新計畫有信心之類的話，但我不太確定。
EN:There's a lot of talk about consumer confidence being low right now.
翻譯:現在有很多關於消費者信心低迷的討論。
在口語中加強語氣，表達強烈的信念或諷刺。 EN: I have every confidence that you can figure this out. 翻譯: 我完全相信你能搞定這件事。
EN:Oh, great. Another delay. That really fills me with confidence.
翻譯:哦，太好了。又延遲了。這可真讓我信心滿滿啊（諷刺）。
在思考或組織語言時，作為短暫的填充詞使用。 EN: The project's success will depend on... confidence... in the team's ability. 翻譯: 這個專案的成功將取決於…信心…對團隊能力的信心。
EN:It's all about having the confidence to, you know, just go for it.
翻譯:這完全就是要有那種信心，你知道的，就是放手去做。
正式寫作注意：在正式書寫（如學術論文、商業報告）中，應避免將 "confidence" 用作填充詞或過於口語化的強調，應選擇更精確、結構完整的表達方式。
confidence in
confidence in [someone/something]
對某人或某事的信任、信心
vote of confidence
a vote of confidence
信任投票；表示支持或信任的行為
lack of confidence
a lack of confidence
缺乏信心
boost confidence
boost [someone's] confidence
增強信心
with confidence
with confidence
有信心地；自信地
shake confidence
shake [someone's] confidence
動搖信心
confidence is growing
confidence is growing
信心正在增長
full of confidence
full of confidence
充滿信心
×I have a confidence to speak English.
✓I have the confidence to speak English.
使用 "confidence" 表示「有自信做某事」時，通常搭配定冠詞 "the"，而非不定冠詞 "a"。
×He said with a full of confidence.
✓He said with full confidence.
"full confidence" 是一個固定片語，前面不加冠詞 "a"。"with full confidence" 意為「充滿信心地」。
×My confidence on my skills is growing.
✓My confidence in my skills is growing.
表達「對...有信心」時，應使用介系詞 "in"，而非 "on"。
×He is confidence that he will succeed.
✓He is confident that he will succeed.
"confidence" 是名詞，形容人的狀態應使用形容詞 "confident"。
×The coach gave me many confidences.
✓The coach gave me a lot of confidence.
"confidence" 作為「信心」之意時是不可數名詞，沒有複數形。
×I took her into my confidence and shared the secret.
✓I took her into my confidence and shared the secret.
此句文法正確，但學習者常誤解 "take someone into one's confidence" 這個片語的意思。它並非字面上的「帶入信心」，而是「向某人吐露秘密、將某人視為知己」。