confidant的词源

英文词源

confidant (n.)

1610s, confident, "(male) person trusted with private affairs," from French confident (16c.), from Italian confidente "a trusty friend," literally "confident, trusty," from Latin confidentem (nominative confidens), present participle of confidere "to trust, confide" (see confidence). The spelling with -a- came to predominate 18c. and might reflect the French pronunciation.

中文词源

confidant：知己

来自confide，吐露。

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：confidant 词源，confidant 含义。

confidant：密友，知己

词根词缀： con-加强意义 + -fid-信任 + -ant名词词尾,人或物