confidence是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. (in) 信任； 信心， 自信； 秘密， 机密，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《远大前程》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Mr. Trabb then bent over number four, and in a sort of deferential confidence recommended it to me as a light article for summer wear, an article much in vogue among the nobility and gentry, an article that it would ever be an honor to him to reflect upon a distinguished fellow-townsman's (if he might claim me for a fellow-townsman) having worn.
-- By degrees he fell to reposing such great confidence in me, as to ask my advice in reference to his own affairs.
在乔纳森•斯威夫特的《格列夫游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Yet, so far have you been from answering my ex-pectation in any of your letters; that on the contrary you are loading our carrier every week with libels, and keys, and reflections, and memoirs, and second parts; wherein I see myself accused of reflecting upon great state folk; of de-grading human nature (for so they have still the confidence to style it), and of abusing the female sex.
-- However, they have now equipped a numerous fleet, and are just preparing to make a descent upon us; and his imperial majesty, placing great confidence in your valour and strength, has commanded me to lay this account of his affairs before you.'
-- With this answer the envoy returned to Lilliput; and the monarch of Blefuscu related to me all that had passed; offer-ing me at the same time (but under the strictest confidence) his gracious protection, if I would continue in his service; wherein, although I believed him sincere, yet I resolved never more to put any confidence in princes or ministers, where I could possibly avoid it; and therefore, with all due acknowledgments for his favourable intentions, I hum-bly begged to be excused.
-- He added, 'that upon the confidence of some merit, the war being at an end, he went to Rome, and solicited at the court of Augustus to be pre-ferred to a greater ship, whose commander had been killed; 253but, without any regard to his pretensions, it was given to a boy who had never seen the sea, the son of Libertina, who waited on one of the emperor's mistresses.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《艰难时世》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- ('The more fool you, I think,' said Mr. Bounderby, in confidence to his wine-glass.)
-- You have been so well trained, and you do, I am happy to say, so much justice to the education you have received, that I have perfect confidence in your good sense.
-- said Mr. Bounderby, with his thumbs in the arms of his coat, and jerking his head and shutting his eyes in confidence with the opposite wall: 'how it happens.'
-- 'As for me, any consideration for me has had just nothing at all to do with it,' said Bounderby, still in confidence with the wall.
-- 'Sir,' returned Stephen, with the quiet confidence of absolute certainty, 'if yo was t' tak a hundred Slackbridges aw as there is, and aw the number ten times towd an' was t' sew 'em up in separate sacks, an' sink 'em in the deepest ocean as were made ere ever dry land coom to be, yo'd leave the muddle just wheer 'tis.
在儒勒·凡尔纳的《地心游记》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- "The farther we advance," said he, "the greater is my confidence in the result.
-- My uncle had full confidence in finding subterranean resources, but hitherto we had completely failed in so doing.
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《查太莱夫人的情人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- It was an almost me-chanical confidence in her own powers, and went with a great cheerfulness.
-- The man standing above her laughed, and crouched down beside her, knees apart, and put his hand with quiet confidence slowly into the coop.
-- Therefore, outwardly, it came as the most terrible blow and shock to him, He had kept the surface of his confidence in her quite serene.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- An impression of disappointment, occasioned by the discovery that Mr Clennam scarcely possessed that delicacy for which, in the confidence of his nature, he had been inclined to give him credit, began to darken the fatherly mind in connection with that gentleman.
-- At the same time he cautioned her against assumptions and appearances; enjoined strict silence and secrecy, lest Miss Dorrit should be made unhappy; and particularly advised her to endeavour to win her son's confidence and so to make quite sure of the state of the case.
-- This sum, Mr Clennam would be happy to learn, he had, through the promptitude of several friends who had a lively confidence in his probity, already raised, with the exception of a trifling balance of one pound seventeen and fourpence; the loan of which balance, for the period of one month, would be fraught with the usual beneficent consequences.
-- repeated Flora, 'I have now told you all, confidence is established between us hush, for Arthur's sake I will always be a friend to you my dear girl and in Arthur's name you may always rely upon me.'
-- Its special feature was a foregone family confidence and sympathy.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- She felt comforted at once by the sympathy and confidence given her.
-- A startled or surprised look from one of you when I spoke sharply rebuked me more than any words could have done, and the love, respect, and confidence of my children was the sweetest reward I could receive for my efforts to be the woman I would have them copy.'
-- Never deceive him by look or word, Meg, and he will give you the confidence you deserve, the support you need.
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