1ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ] [oft ADJ that]坚信的;有信心的 If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to. 坚信的;有信心的
I am confident that everything will come out right in time.
我坚信一切终究都会好起来。
Mr Ryan is confident of success. [+ of]
瑞安先生坚信一定会成功。
Management is confident about the way business is progressing. [+ about]
3ADJ-GRADED [oft ADJ that]肯定的;有把握的 If you are confident that something is true, you are sure that it is true. A confident statement is one that the speaker is sure is true. 肯定的;有把握的
She is confident that everybody is on her side.
她确信所有人都站在她这边。
'Bet you I can', comes the confident reply.
“我肯定行。”传来一个很有把握的回答。
confidently
I can confidently say that none of them were or are racist.