confidence ['kɔnfidəns]
n. U信任;信心,自信;秘密
n. U信任;信心,自信;秘密
同反義詞同： [n.] assurance, authority, self-assurance, trust

反： [n.] diffidence, self-distrust, self-doubt

詞義辨析
belief,faith,confidence,conviction,credit,trust
這些名詞都有“相信,信任”之意.
belief普通用詞,指單純從主觀上的相信,不著重這種相信是否有根據.
faith語氣較強,強調完全相信；有時也能僅憑感覺產生的相信.
confidence指對某人某事有充分信心,斷定不會使人失望,因而給予信任.
conviction多指根據長期交往或實踐,對某人某事有了認識和了解后產生的信心和相信,側重其堅定性.
credit語氣最弱,著重以聲譽為信任的基礎.
trust強調相信、信任的完全可靠.
參考例句
We could repose confidence in his honesty.
我們可以信賴他的誠實.
The confidence trickster used several alias.
該騙子用了幾個化名.
He has shown that he is worthy of confidence.
他已經表示出他是值得信任的.
Sophia had acquired confidence.
索菲亞獲得了信心.
He is instinct with confidence.
他充滿信心.