confident

adj.

1. 自信的；有自信心的
   feeling sure about your own ability to do things and be successful
   1. She was in a relaxed, confident mood.
      她的心态从容而自信。
   2. The teacher wants the children to feel confident about asking questions when they don't understand.
      教师要孩子们遇到不懂的问题就大胆提问。
2. 肯定的；确信的；有把握的
   feeling certain that sth will happen in the way that you want or expect
   1. I'm confident that you will get the job.
      我肯定你能得到那份工作。
   2. The team feels confident of winning.
      这个队觉得有把握取胜。

1. ADJ-GRADED 坚信的;有信心的
   If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to.
   1. I am confident that everything will come out right in time...
      我坚信一切终究都会好起来。
   2. Mr Ryan is confident of success...
      瑞安先生坚信一定会成功。
   3. Management is confident about the way business is progressing.
      管理层对业务发展的态势充满信心。
2. ADJ-GRADED 自信的;充满信心的
   If a person or their manner is confident, they feel sure about their own abilities, qualities, or ideas.
   1. In time he became more confident and relaxed...
      过了一段时间，他变得更加自信、更为放松。
   2. She is a confident woman who is certain of her views.
      她是一位充满自信的女性，对自己的观点深信不疑。
3. ADJ-GRADED 肯定的;有把握的
   If you are confident that something is true, you are sure that it is true. A confident statement is one that the speaker is sure is true.
   1. She is confident that everybody is on her side...
      她确信所有人都站在她这边。
   2. 'Bet you I can', comes the confident reply.
      “我肯定行。”传来一个很有把握的回答。

1. I admired him for being so confident at his age.
   我钦佩他这般年纪就如此自信。
2. I think people feel a bit more confident
   我想人们应该觉得稍微自信了一点儿。
3. Police say they are confident of catching the gunman
   警方说他们有信心抓住那个持枪歹徒。
4. I am confident that everything will come out right in time
   我坚信一切终究都会好起来。
5. Mr Ryan is confident of success
   瑞安先生坚信一定会成功。
6. Management is confident about the way business is progressing.
   管理层对业务发展的态势充满信心。
7. In time he became more confident and relaxed
   过了一段时间，他变得更加自信、更为放松。
8. She is a confident woman who is certain of her views.
   她是一位充满自信的女性，对自己的观点深信不疑。
9. She is confident that everybody is on her side
   她确信所有人都站在她这边。
10. 'Bet you I can', comes the confident reply.
    “我肯定行。”传来一个很有把握的回答。
11. His lawyers are confident that the judges will declare Mr Stevens innocent
    史蒂文斯先生的律师们确信法官将宣告他无罪。
12. But the average young female in this country now is stylish and remarkably confident
    但该国普通年轻女子现在都非常时髦，而且极其自信。
13. He's very forward and confident and chats happily to other people.
    他很自以为是，喜欢和别人攀谈。
14. He was confident the allies would make good on their pledges.
    他相信盟友们会履行他们的承诺。
15. You have to be strong and confident and never give the slightest impression that you can't hack it
    你必须坚强自信，千万不要给人留下丝毫你应付不来的印象。
16. You don't half sound confident
    你听起来非常有信心。
17. Marina was a confident, happy child
    玛丽娜是个自信、快乐的孩子。
18. And nothing was so irritating as the confident way he used archaic idiom.
    没什么比他使用过时的方言时那种自负的神态更气人的了。
19. Her drama teacher is confident Julie is a star in the making
    朱莉的戏剧老师相信她会成为一颗冉冉升起的明星。
20. He has a lively sense of humour and appears naturally confident.
    他有一种活泼外向的幽默感，看上去大方自信。
21. When people put on uniforms, their attitude becomes more confident and their manner more officious.
    人们穿上制服后会信心倍增，也更爱管闲事了。
22. She was a confident and pushy young woman
    她是个自信又固执己见的年轻女性。
23. I had to remind myself that being confident is not the same as being perfect!
    我得提醒自己表现得自信和表现得完美并不是一回事！
24. London is confident and alive, resonating with all the qualities of a civilised city.
    伦敦洋溢着自信和活力，呈现出一个文明城市的所有特性。
25. I am confident that we can restore peace, stability and respect for the rule of law.
    我相信我们能恢复和平、稳定和对法治的尊重。
26. We as consumers need to feel confident that our jobs are safe before we will spend spare cash
    我们作为消费者在把闲钱花掉之前，需要确信自己不会失业。
27. He's a self-assured, confident negotiator.
    他是一个胸有成竹、充满信心的谈判者。
28. The doctors are confident he'll make a full recovery. It's just a question of time.
    医生们确信他会完全康复。这只是个时间问题。
29. Ministers and officials are confident their decision will be vindicated.
    部长们和官员们相信他们的决定会被证明是正确的。
30. I am confident in him.
    我对他有信心。

  certain confident convinced positive sure【导航词义：确信的】

  certain adj. 肯定的，确信的

〔辨析〕指确定无疑的，表示说话人有确切的理由或不容置疑的证据，语气较强，通常作表语，多用于肯定句或正式的书面语中，常可与positive 换用，但不可单独用作回答。

  confident adj. 确信的，有把握的

〔辨析〕指确信某事会以自己想要或期望的方式发生的，通常作表语。

  convinced adj. 确信的，信服的

〔辨析〕指对某事深信不疑的，通常作表语，常后接介词 of 或 that 从句。

  positive adj. 确信的，肯定的

〔辨析〕指对某事物的正确性或真实性绝对肯定的，通常作表语，可单独用作肯定回答，常后接介词 about/of 或 that 从句。

  sure adj. 确信的，确定的

〔辨析〕指主观上对某事物的正确性或真实性没有疑虑的，常可与 certain 换用，但语气稍弱，通常作表语。