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单词 self-confidence
释义
self-confidence
noun[U]
approving
uk
/ˌselfˈkɒn.fɪ.dəns/us
/ˌselfˈkɑːn.fə.dəns/
B2
thebeliefthat you can do things well and that otherpeoplerespectyou:
Despite hissuccess, he stillseemstolackself-confidencesocially.
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(Definition ofself-confidencefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofself-confidence

self-confidence
Like internal efficacy, this orientation concerns one'sself-confidencein a political environment, but it does so with a much higher degree of specificity.
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The students'self-confidencewas improved, and they gained valuable knowledge of university life.
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Most important of all for the gathering political crisis was the rate of growth, and the obviousself-confidenceof the movement.
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Such a rationalism was indicative of an underlyingself-confidence, a sense that a liberal order was there for the making, by mature political reflection.
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It gave him a fatalself-confidencethat he could manipulate parliament whatever the circumstances.
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Perhaps most fundamentally, it helps developself-confidenceand determination in local people and communities - the real drivers of regeneration in the long run.
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Second, the possession of private property develops the individual's personality as a 'social being' (strengtheningself-confidence).
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A sense of one's worth and dignity and theself-confidencewhich goes with it are indispensable ingredients of democratic politics.
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He writes to a society that distinguishes itself sharply from the pagan world with no little degree ofself-confidence.
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Female students scored higher than male students onself-confidenceand productive changes.
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Factors behind this were his personal magnetism,self-confidenceand diligence, his father's reputation and his own part in the 1956 revolution.
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He loved adventure and to test his powers; he had greatself-confidence.
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This can result not only in low academic achievement but also in lowself-confidenceand motivation, and little understanding of higher education opportunities.
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Self-confidenceof 2: has fullself-confidencein him 0 herself for this task.
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Slightly more than one-fifth (22.8 per cent) of the respondents with incontinence claimed that theirself-confidencewas negatively affected.
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