confidant

/ˈkɒnfɪdænt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɑːnfɪdænt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkän-fə-ˌdänt also -ˌdant, -dənt/ (ame, mw)

confidant — noun

  • confidantsingular
  • confidantsplural

1. someone who you can tell your private thoughts, worries, or secrets to because y

1.名詞B2
釋義

someone who you can tell your private thoughts, worries, or secrets to because you trust them completely

例句

Sofia knew she could trust her grandmother as a confidant with any problem.

collocation: confidant with + [problem/secret]

For years, Kwame served as Diego's closest confidant at work.

collocation: closest confidant / serve as a confidant

同義詞
  • confidante

    feminine form; now rarely used — confidant has become gender-neutral

  • intimate

    stronger emotional depth; suggests a romantic or very close bond, not just trust

  • friend

    much broader and more casual; a friend may or may not know your secrets

反義詞
  • stranger

    someone you do not know at all

  • enemy

    someone who wishes you harm, the opposite of a trusted person

文法句型

confidant + of + [person]

confidant + to + [person]

用法筆記

Frequently paired with possessive forms (my, her, his) or a prepositional phrase with of or to. The feminine form confidante exists but is increasingly unused; confidant is now standard for any gender.

常見錯誤

❌I told my confidant friend the secret.
✅I told my confidant the secret.
💡confidant already means 'trusted friend'; adding 'friend' is redundant.
❌She is my confident.
✅She is my confidant.
💡'confident' means sure of yourself; 'confidant' is the noun for a trusted person.