英语短语"confidence in sb." 的核心含义是“对某人的信任;对某人的信心”,强调相信某人的能力、可靠性、品质或言行的可信度。
该短语通常与动词或程度副词搭配,表达“对某人信心的状态变化”(如拥有、失去、建立等),以下是最常用的结构和例句:
have/possess confidence in sb. 对某人有信心
例:I have complete confidence in my teacher—she always gives helpful advice.
(我完全信任我的老师——她总能给出有用的建议。)
lack confidence in sb. 对某人缺乏信心
例:Many parents lack confidence in the new school policy.
(很多家长对新的学校政策缺乏信心。)
lose confidence in sb. 对某人失去信心
例:After he failed the project twice, his team lost all confidence in him.
(他两次搞砸项目后,团队对他完全失去了信心。)
gain/get confidence in sb. 获得对某人的信心
例:She gained confidence in her new colleague after they worked on a project together.
(和新同事合作一个项目后,她对对方有了信心。)
build up/develop confidence in sb. 建立对某人的信心
例:The manager is trying to build up confidence in the new employee among the team.
(经理试图让团队建立对新员工的信心。)
restore confidence in sb. 恢复对某人的信心
例:His sincere apology and improved performance restored our confidence in him.
(他真诚的道歉和改进后的表现恢复了我们对他的信心。)
inspire confidence in sb. 激发对某人的信心(让他人相信自己)
例:Her calm demeanor and experience inspire confidence in everyone she works with.
(她冷静的态度和经验让所有同事对她有信心。)
put/place confidence in sb. 对某人寄予信任(侧重“主动选择相信”)
例:I wouldn’t put too much confidence in what he says—he’s often unreliable.
(我不会太相信他的话——他经常不靠谱。)
可在“confidence”前加形容词表示信心的程度:
full/complete/total confidence in sb. 完全信任某人
例:The CEO has total confidence in the new CFO’s ability to save the company.
(CEO 完全信任新 CFO 拯救公司的能力。)
no/little confidence in sb. 对某人没有/几乎没有信心
例:I have no confidence in that mechanic—he fixed my car three times and it still breaks down.
(我对那个修车工没信心——他修了三次我的车,还是坏。)
"confidence in sb." vs. "confidence in sth.":
前者接人(信任某人的能力/品质),后者接事物(对某事的结果有信心)。
例:I have confidence in my friend.(我信任我的朋友。)
I have confidence in the success of the plan.(我对计划的成功有信心。)
"confidence in sb." vs. "self-confidence":
前者是对他人的信心,后者是自信(对自己的信心),等于“confidence in oneself”。
例:She has great self-confidence.(她很自信。)= She has great confidence in herself.(她对自己很有信心。)
"confidence in sb." 是表达“对他人信任/信心”的核心短语,关键在于介词固定用“in”,且需结合具体动词或副词来传递信心的“状态”或“动作”。通过例句记忆搭配,能更快掌握其用法~