confide: [15] To confide in somebody is literally to ‘put one’s trust or faith’ in them. The word comes from the Latin compound verb confidere, which was formed from the intensive prefix com- and fidere ‘trust’. This was a derivative of fides ‘trust’ (whence English faith). Confidant [16] and confidence [15] come from the Latin verb’s present participle, confīdēns, in which the secondary notion of ‘self-assurance’ was already present. The abbreviation con for confidence man, confidence trick, etc originated in the USA in the late 19th century. => confident, faith
confide (v.)
mid-15c., "to trust or have faith," from Latin confidere "to trust in, rely firmly upon, believe" (see confidence). Meaning "to share a secret with" is from 1735; phrase confide in (someone) is from 1888. Related: Confided; confiding.
雙語例句
1. Because she is understanding, people around her confide in her.
因為她通情達理, 周圍的人都相信她.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. There is no one here I can confide in.
這里沒有一個我可以信賴的人.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
3. We confide in his abilities.
我們相信他是有能力的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. It is important that an adolescent boy should have an adult in whom he can confide.
關鍵是，青春期的男孩身邊應該有一個可以交心的成年人。
來自柯林斯例句
5. He still couldn't understand the impulse that had made him confide in Cassandra.