confidence的词源

英文词源

confidence (n.)

early 15c., from Middle French confidence or directly from Latin confidentia, from confidentem (nominative confidens) "firmly trusting, bold," present participle of confidere "to have full trust or reliance," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + fidere "to trust" (see faith). For sense of "swindle" see con (adj.).

中文词源

confidence：信任

con-, 强调。-fid, 信任，词源同faith, fiance.

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

confidence：信任，确信，信心；秘密，机密

词根词缀： con-加强意义 + -fid-信任 + -ence名词词尾