confidante
/ˈkän-fə-ˌdänt also -ˌdant, -dənt/ (ame, mw)
confidante — noun
1. a woman you trust enough to talk to about private feelings, worries, or secrets
a woman you trust enough to talk to about private feelings, worries, or secrets that you keep from most other people
Shirin has been my closest confidante since our first year at university.
be someone's confidante
The queen often turned to her older sister Élise as a private confidante.
turn to someone as a confidante
After her divorce, Manuela needed a confidante who would simply listen without judging.
Lakshmi told her grandmother, her one true confidante, about the secret engagement.
Every actress in the play has a clever confidante who knows all her secrets.
- confidant
the gender-neutral or masculine form; now common for any trusted person
- close friend
everyday wording; not all close friends are confidantes, since the focus here is on sharing secrets
- intimate
formal and slightly old-fashioned word for a very close friend you share private matters with
- stranger
someone you do not know and would never share private feelings with
文法句型
be someone's confidante
a close confidante
trusted confidante
用法筆記
Specifically refers to a female trusted friend; the masculine or gender-neutral form is confidant. In modern English, confidant is increasingly used for any gender, while confidante stays in more formal, literary, or historical writing.