confidence の英語での意味
confidenceconfidence /ˈkɒnfɪdəns $ ˈkɑːn-/ noun 
すべての翻訳を見る1feeling somebody/something is good [uncountable] the feeling that you can trust someone or something to be good, work well, or produce good results人や物が良好であること、うまく機能すること、または良い結果をもたらすことを信頼できるという感覚confidence in
Public confidence in the government is at an all-time low.政府に対する国民の信頼は過去最低水準にある。 She had complete confidence in the doctors.彼女は医師たちを完全に信頼していた。 Opinion polls show that voters have lost confidence in the administration.世論調査によれば、有権者は政権への信頼を失っている。2belief in yourself [uncountable] the belief that you have the ability to do things well or deal with situations successfully物事をうまくこなしたり、状況にうまく対処できる能力があるという確信confidence in I didn’t have any confidence in myself.私は自分に全く自信がなかった。confidence to do something Good training will give a beginner the confidence to enjoy skiing.適切なトレーニングによって、初心者はスキーを楽しむ自信が持てるようになる。 I felt I was doing well and my confidence began to grow.うまくやれていると感じ、自信が芽生え始めた。with confidence Our goal is to prepare students to go into the business world with confidence.私たちの目標は、学生が自信を持ってビジネスの世界へ進めるよう準備することだ。3feeling something is true [uncountable] the feeling that something is definite or true何かが確実または真実であるという感覚say/speak/predict etc with confidence How can anyone say with confidence that the recession is over?景気後退が終わったと、誰が自信を持って言えるだろうか？confidence in I have complete confidence in Mr Wright’s analysis of the situation.ライト氏の状況分析を完全に信頼している。have confidence (that) I have every confidence that the job will be completed satisfactorily on time.仕事は期日内に満足のいく形で完了すると確信している。4keep information secret [uncountable] if you tell someone something in confidence, you tell them something on the understanding that they will not tell anyone else何かを秘密として誰かに話す場合、それは相手が他の誰にも話さないという了解のもとで伝えることを意味するin confidence I’ll tell you about Moira – in confidence, of course.モイラのことを話すよ——もちろん、内密にね。in strict/the strictest confidence Any information given during the interview will be treated in the strictest confidence.面接中に提供されたいかなる情報も、最高レベルの秘密保持のもとで扱われます。breach of confidence (=when someone tells someone something that they were told in confidence)（=秘密として伝えられたことを他者に漏らすこと） Lawyers are satisfied that no breach of confidence took place.弁護士たちは、秘密漏洩は起きていないと確信している。5 take somebody into your confidence to tell someone your secrets or private or personal details about your life自分の秘密や私的・個人的な生活の詳細を人に打ち明けること: Elsa took me into her confidence and told me about some of the problems she was facing.エルサは私を信頼して、自分が直面しているいくつかの問題を打ち明けてくれた。6a secret [countable] a secret or a piece of information that is private or personal秘密、または私的もしくは個人的な情報share/exchange confidences They spent their evenings drinking wine and sharing confidences.彼らは夜ごとワインを飲みながら、秘密を打ち明け合った。 I have never betrayed a confidence.私はこれまで秘密を裏切ったことがない。 → vote of confidence, vote of no confidenceCOLLOCATIONSコロケーション– Meaning 1― 語義 1verbs動詞have confidence in somebody/something· The people no longer have any confidence in their government.・国民はもはや政府をまったく信頼していない。lose confidence in somebody/something· Employees are losing confidence in the company.・従業員たちは会社への信頼を失いつつある。gain/win somebody’s confidence· As team captain, he soon won the confidence of the players.・チームのキャプテンとして、彼はすぐに選手たちの信頼を勝ち取った。inspire confidence (=make people have confidence)· Our education system should inspire public confidence.・私たちの教育制度は、国民に信頼感を与えるべきだ。restore confidence (=make people have confidence again)· Interest rate reductions would restore business confidence.・金利引き下げによってビジネスへの信頼感が回復するだろう。boost confidence (=make people have more confidence)· The government is keen to boost consumer confidence and spending.・政府は消費者信頼感と支出を高めることに熱心だ。shake somebody’s confidence (=make them have less confidence)· The stock market fall has shaken the confidence of investors.・株式市場の下落が投資家の信頼感を揺るがした。undermine/damage/weaken somebody’s confidence (=make someone have less confidence)· The situation in the US was undermining foreign confidence in the dollar.・米国の状況がドルに対する海外の信頼を損なっていた。destroy/shatter confidence in somebody/something· A further crisis has destroyed public confidence in the bank.・さらなる危機が、銀行に対する国民の信頼を失墜させた。phrasesフレーズhave every/complete/absolute confidence in somebody/something· A manager must be able to have complete confidence in his staff.・管理職は部下を完全に信頼できなければならない。a lack of confidence· the public’s lack of confidence in the National Health Service・国民医療サービスに対する国民の信頼の欠如a crisis of confidence (=a situation in which people no longer trust a government, system etc)· the crisis of confidence over food safety・食品安全をめぐる信頼の危機ADJECTIVES/NOUN + confidence形容詞／名詞 + confidencepublic confidence· The changes should improve public confidence in the system.・その変化によって、制度に対する国民の信頼が高まるはずだ。consumer confidence (=that ordinary people have when the economic situation is good)· Consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest for two years.・消費者信頼感が2年間で最低水準に落ち込んだ。business confidence (=that businesses have when the economic situation is good)· The region has gained 46,000 jobs and business confidence is high.・この地域では46,000人分の雇用が生まれ、ビジネスへの信頼感は高い。investor confidence (=that investors have when the economic situation is good)· A fall in the value of shares damages investor confidence.・株価の下落は投資家の信頼を損なう。COLLOCATIONSコロケーション– Meaning 2― 意味 2verbs動詞have confidence· Young teenagers often don’t have a lot of confidence.・若い十代の若者はしばしば自信が持てない。be full of confidence· The team are full of confidence.・チームは自信にあふれている。brim with confidence (=be full of it)· Clive walked into the room, brimming with confidence as usual.・クライヴはいつものように自信たっぷりに部屋へ入ってきた。exude/radiate confidence (=show it in a very noticeable way)· As the leader, you have to exude confidence and authority.・リーダーとして、自信と権威を醸し出す必要がある。lack/be lacking in confidence· She lacked the confidence to talk to people.・彼女には人と話す自信がなかった。lose (your) confidence· He’d been out of work for six months and had lost all his confidence.・彼は6か月間失業し、すっかり自信を失っていた。give somebody confidence· I had really good teachers who gave me a lot of confidence in myself.・本当に良い先生方に恵まれ、自分への自信をたくさん持てるようにしてもらった。gain confidence (also grow/gain in confidence) (=become more confident)· Paul did well in the job and gained a lot of confidence.・ポールは仕事でうまくいき、自信を多く得た。boost/increase somebody’s confidence (=make someone feel more confident)· One of my stories was published, which really boosted my confidence.・私の作品の一つが出版され、それが本当に自信を後押しした。build up somebody’s confidence (=gradually increase it)· When you’ve had an accident, it takes a while to build up your confidence again.・事故に遭った後、再び自信を取り戻すには時間がかかる。undermine somebody’s confidence (=gradually reduce it)· His constant criticism was undermining my confidence.・彼の絶え間ない批判が私の自信を損なっていた。dent/shake somebody’s confidence (=make it less strong)· A bad experience like that can dent your confidence.・そのような嫌な経験は、自信を傷つけることがある。destroy/shatter somebody’s confidence· When she failed her degree, it shattered her confidence.・学位試験に落ちたとき、彼女の自信は打ち砕かれた。somebody’s confidence grows/increases· Since she started her new school, her confidence has grown a lot.・新しい学校に通い始めてから、彼女の自信はとても伸びた。nouns名詞a confidence boost· They offered me the job immediately, which was a real confidence boost.・すぐに仕事のオファーをもらい、自信に大いなる弾みがついた。confidence building (=making it develop)· Training for a big match is all about confidence building.・大きな試合に向けたトレーニングは、すべて自信を築くことに尽きる。phrasesフレーズa lack of confidence· She had always suffered from insecurity and a lack of confidence.・彼女はずっと不安感と自信のなさに悩まされてきた。a loss of confidence· As people age, they may suffer from a loss of confidence.・年をとるにつれて、自信を失うことがある。THESAURUS類義語confidence the feeling that you have the ability to do things well, and to not make mistakes or be nervous in new situations物事をうまくこなし、新しい状況でも間違いを犯したり緊張したりしないという感覚: · You need patience and confidence to be a good teacher.・良い教師になるには、忍耐力と自信が必要だ。have the confidence to do something: · ‘We have the confidence to beat Brazil,’ said Sampson.・「私たちはブラジルに勝つ自信がある」とサンプソンは言った。· After the accident it took a long time before she had the confidence to get back in a car again.・事故の後、彼女が再び車に乗る自信を取り戻すまでに長い時間がかかった。full of confidence (=very confident)（=非常に自信がある）: · I went into the test full of confidence, but it was more difficult than I had imagined.・自信満々で試験に臨んだが、想像以上に難しかった。self-confidence a strong belief that you can do things well and that other people will like you, which means you behave confidently in most situations物事をうまくこなし、人に好かれるという強い確信を持ち、ほとんどの場面で自信を持って行動すること: · He’s new in the job but he has plenty of self-confidence.・彼は仕事に就いたばかりだが、自信は十分にある。· Studies show that girls tend to lose some of their self-confidence in their teenage years.・研究によると、女の子は10代の頃に自信を失いがちだという。· Students who get some kind of work experience develop greater self-confidence and better communication skills.・何らかの仕事経験を積んだ学生は、より高い自信とコミュニケーション能力を身につける。morale the level of confidence, satisfaction, and hope that people feel, especially a group of people who work together人々、特に共に働くグループが感じる自信・満足・希望の水準: low/high morale: · Morale among the soldiers has been low.・兵士たちの士気は低い状態が続いている。keep up morale (=keep it at a high level)（=高い水準に保つ）: · They sang songs to keep up their morale until the rescuers arrived.・救助隊が到着するまで、士気を保つために歌を歌った。assurance/self-assurance a feeling of calm confidence in your own abilities, especially because you have a lot of experience豊富な経験などから生まれる、自分の能力への落ち着いた自信: · She envied the older woman’s assurance.・彼女は年上の女性の落ち着いた自信を羨んだ。· Danby spoke to the committee with the self-assurance of an expert.・ダンビーは専門家のような自信を持って委員会に語りかけた。self-esteem the feeling that you are someone who deserves to be liked and respected自分が好かれ尊重されるにふさわしい存在だという感覚: · Getting a job did a lot for her self-esteem.・仕事を見つけたことが、彼女の自己肯定感を大いに高めた。· Sports should build a child’s self-esteem, not damage it.・スポーツは子どもの自己肯定感を育むべきであり、損なうべきではない。
すべての翻訳を見る1feeling somebody/something is good [uncountable] the feeling that you can trust someone or something to be good, work well, or produce good results人や物が良好であること、うまく機能すること、または良い結果をもたらすことを信頼できるという感覚confidence in Public confidence in the government is at an all-time low.政府に対する国民の信頼は過去最低水準にある。 She had complete confidence in the doctors.彼女は医師たちを完全に信頼していた。 Opinion polls show that voters have lost confidence in the administration.世論調査によれば、有権者は政権への信頼を失っている。2belief in yourself [uncountable] the belief that you have the ability to do things well or deal with situations successfully物事をうまくこなしたり、状況にうまく対処できる能力があるという確信confidence in I didn’t have any confidence in myself.私は自分に全く自信がなかった。confidence to do something Good training will give a beginner the confidence to enjoy skiing.適切なトレーニングによって、初心者はスキーを楽しむ自信が持てるようになる。 I felt I was doing well and my confidence began to grow.うまくやれていると感じ、自信が芽生え始めた。with confidence Our goal is to prepare students to go into the business world with confidence.私たちの目標は、学生が自信を持ってビジネスの世界へ進めるよう準備することだ。3feeling something is true [uncountable] the feeling that something is definite or true何かが確実または真実であるという感覚say/speak/predict etc with confidence How can anyone say with confidence that the recession is over?景気後退が終わったと、誰が自信を持って言えるだろうか？confidence in I have complete confidence in Mr Wright’s analysis of the situation.ライト氏の状況分析を完全に信頼している。have confidence (that) I have every confidence that the job will be completed satisfactorily on time.仕事は期日内に満足のいく形で完了すると確信している。4keep information secret [uncountable] if you tell someone something in confidence, you tell them something on the understanding that they will not tell anyone else何かを秘密として誰かに話す場合、それは相手が他の誰にも話さないという了解のもとで伝えることを意味するin confidence I’ll tell you about Moira – in confidence, of course.モイラのことを話すよ——もちろん、内密にね。in strict/the strictest confidence Any information given during the interview will be treated in the strictest confidence.面接中に提供されたいかなる情報も、最高レベルの秘密保持のもとで扱われます。breach of confidence (=when someone tells someone something that they were told in confidence)（=秘密として伝えられたことを他者に漏らすこと） Lawyers are satisfied that no breach of confidence took place.弁護士たちは、秘密漏洩は起きていないと確信している。5 take somebody into your confidence to tell someone your secrets or private or personal details about your life自分の秘密や私的・個人的な生活の詳細を人に打ち明けること: Elsa took me into her confidence and told me about some of the problems she was facing.エルサは私を信頼して、自分が直面しているいくつかの問題を打ち明けてくれた。6a secret [countable] a secret or a piece of information that is private or personal秘密、または私的もしくは個人的な情報share/exchange confidences They spent their evenings drinking wine and sharing confidences.彼らは夜ごとワインを飲みながら、秘密を打ち明け合った。 I have never betrayed a confidence.私はこれまで秘密を裏切ったことがない。 → vote of confidence, vote of no confidenceCOLLOCATIONSコロケーション– Meaning 1― 語義 1verbs動詞have confidence in somebody/something· The people no longer have any confidence in their government.・国民はもはや政府をまったく信頼していない。lose confidence in somebody/something· Employees are losing confidence in the company.・従業員たちは会社への信頼を失いつつある。gain/win somebody’s confidence· As team captain, he soon won the confidence of the players.・チームのキャプテンとして、彼はすぐに選手たちの信頼を勝ち取った。inspire confidence (=make people have confidence)· Our education system should inspire public confidence.・私たちの教育制度は、国民に信頼感を与えるべきだ。restore confidence (=make people have confidence again)· Interest rate reductions would restore business confidence.・金利引き下げによってビジネスへの信頼感が回復するだろう。boost confidence (=make people have more confidence)· The government is keen to boost consumer confidence and spending.・政府は消費者信頼感と支出を高めることに熱心だ。shake somebody’s confidence (=make them have less confidence)· The stock market fall has shaken the confidence of investors.・株式市場の下落が投資家の信頼感を揺るがした。undermine/damage/weaken somebody’s confidence (=make someone have less confidence)· The situation in the US was undermining foreign confidence in the dollar.・米国の状況がドルに対する海外の信頼を損なっていた。destroy/shatter confidence in somebody/something· A further crisis has destroyed public confidence in the bank.・さらなる危機が、銀行に対する国民の信頼を失墜させた。phrasesフレーズhave every/complete/absolute confidence in somebody/something· A manager must be able to have complete confidence in his staff.・管理職は部下を完全に信頼できなければならない。a lack of confidence· the public’s lack of confidence in the National Health Service・国民医療サービスに対する国民の信頼の欠如a crisis of confidence (=a situation in which people no longer trust a government, system etc)· the crisis of confidence over food safety・食品安全をめぐる信頼の危機ADJECTIVES/NOUN + confidence形容詞／名詞 + confidencepublic confidence· The changes should improve public confidence in the system.・その変化によって、制度に対する国民の信頼が高まるはずだ。consumer confidence (=that ordinary people have when the economic situation is good)· Consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest for two years.・消費者信頼感が2年間で最低水準に落ち込んだ。business confidence (=that businesses have when the economic situation is good)· The region has gained 46,000 jobs and business confidence is high.・この地域では46,000人分の雇用が生まれ、ビジネスへの信頼感は高い。investor confidence (=that investors have when the economic situation is good)· A fall in the value of shares damages investor confidence.・株価の下落は投資家の信頼を損なう。COLLOCATIONSコロケーション– Meaning 2― 意味 2verbs動詞have confidence· Young teenagers often don’t have a lot of confidence.・若い十代の若者はしばしば自信が持てない。be full of confidence· The team are full of confidence.・チームは自信にあふれている。brim with confidence (=be full of it)· Clive walked into the room, brimming with confidence as usual.・クライヴはいつものように自信たっぷりに部屋へ入ってきた。exude/radiate confidence (=show it in a very noticeable way)· As the leader, you have to exude confidence and authority.・リーダーとして、自信と権威を醸し出す必要がある。lack/be lacking in confidence· She lacked the confidence to talk to people.・彼女には人と話す自信がなかった。lose (your) confidence· He’d been out of work for six months and had lost all his confidence.・彼は6か月間失業し、すっかり自信を失っていた。give somebody confidence· I had really good teachers who gave me a lot of confidence in myself.・本当に良い先生方に恵まれ、自分への自信をたくさん持てるようにしてもらった。gain confidence (also grow/gain in confidence) (=become more confident)· Paul did well in the job and gained a lot of confidence.・ポールは仕事でうまくいき、自信を多く得た。boost/increase somebody’s confidence (=make someone feel more confident)· One of my stories was published, which really boosted my confidence.・私の作品の一つが出版され、それが本当に自信を後押しした。build up somebody’s confidence (=gradually increase it)· When you’ve had an accident, it takes a while to build up your confidence again.・事故に遭った後、再び自信を取り戻すには時間がかかる。undermine somebody’s confidence (=gradually reduce it)· His constant criticism was undermining my confidence.・彼の絶え間ない批判が私の自信を損なっていた。dent/shake somebody’s confidence (=make it less strong)· A bad experience like that can dent your confidence.・そのような嫌な経験は、自信を傷つけることがある。destroy/shatter somebody’s confidence· When she failed her degree, it shattered her confidence.・学位試験に落ちたとき、彼女の自信は打ち砕かれた。somebody’s confidence grows/increases· Since she started her new school, her confidence has grown a lot.・新しい学校に通い始めてから、彼女の自信はとても伸びた。nouns名詞a confidence boost· They offered me the job immediately, which was a real confidence boost.・すぐに仕事のオファーをもらい、自信に大いなる弾みがついた。confidence building (=making it develop)· Training for a big match is all about confidence building.・大きな試合に向けたトレーニングは、すべて自信を築くことに尽きる。phrasesフレーズa lack of confidence· She had always suffered from insecurity and a lack of confidence.・彼女はずっと不安感と自信のなさに悩まされてきた。a loss of confidence· As people age, they may suffer from a loss of confidence.・年をとるにつれて、自信を失うことがある。THESAURUS類義語confidence the feeling that you have the ability to do things well, and to not make mistakes or be nervous in new situations物事をうまくこなし、新しい状況でも間違いを犯したり緊張したりしないという感覚: · You need patience and confidence to be a good teacher.・良い教師になるには、忍耐力と自信が必要だ。have the confidence to do something: · ‘We have the confidence to beat Brazil,’ said Sampson.・「私たちはブラジルに勝つ自信がある」とサンプソンは言った。· After the accident it took a long time before she had the confidence to get back in a car again.・事故の後、彼女が再び車に乗る自信を取り戻すまでに長い時間がかかった。full of confidence (=very confident)（=非常に自信がある）: · I went into the test full of confidence, but it was more difficult than I had imagined.・自信満々で試験に臨んだが、想像以上に難しかった。self-confidence a strong belief that you can do things well and that other people will like you, which means you behave confidently in most situations物事をうまくこなし、人に好かれるという強い確信を持ち、ほとんどの場面で自信を持って行動すること: · He’s new in the job but he has plenty of self-confidence.・彼は仕事に就いたばかりだが、自信は十分にある。· Studies show that girls tend to lose some of their self-confidence in their teenage years.・研究によると、女の子は10代の頃に自信を失いがちだという。· Students who get some kind of work experience develop greater self-confidence and better communication skills.・何らかの仕事経験を積んだ学生は、より高い自信とコミュニケーション能力を身につける。morale the level of confidence, satisfaction, and hope that people feel, especially a group of people who work together人々、特に共に働くグループが感じる自信・満足・希望の水準: low/high morale: · Morale among the soldiers has been low.・兵士たちの士気は低い状態が続いている。keep up morale (=keep it at a high level)（=高い水準に保つ）: · They sang songs to keep up their morale until the rescuers arrived.・救助隊が到着するまで、士気を保つために歌を歌った。assurance/self-assurance a feeling of calm confidence in your own abilities, especially because you have a lot of experience豊富な経験などから生まれる、自分の能力への落ち着いた自信: · She envied the older woman’s assurance.・彼女は年上の女性の落ち着いた自信を羨んだ。· Danby spoke to the committee with the self-assurance of an expert.・ダンビーは専門家のような自信を持って委員会に語りかけた。self-esteem the feeling that you are someone who deserves to be liked and respected自分が好かれ尊重されるにふさわしい存在だという感覚: · Getting a job did a lot for her self-esteem.・仕事を見つけたことが、彼女の自己肯定感を大いに高めた。· Sports should build a child’s self-esteem, not damage it.・スポーツは子どもの自己肯定感を育むべきであり、損なうべきではない。