
形容词 对自己的能力、判断力或价值充满信心的;自信的。形容一个人相信自己能够做好事情,不轻易怀疑自己。
/slf knfdnt/(英式) /slf knfdnt/(美式)
She walked into the interview room looking calm and self-confident.
她走进面试房间时看起来沉着而自信。
Despite being the youngest speaker at the conference, he delivered his presentation in a remarkably self-confident manner that impressed even the most experienced professionals in the audience.
尽管他是会议上最年轻的发言者,他却以一种非常自信的方式完成了演讲,甚至给在场最有经验的专业人士留下了深刻印象。
self-confident 由两个部分组成:self(自我)和 confident(有信心的)。confident 源自拉丁语 confidere,由 **con-**(完全地)和 fidere(信任)组成,意为"完全信任"。加上 self- 前缀后,表示"对自己充满信任"。该词最早在17世纪左右开使用,强调一个人内在的、对自身能力的确信。