confidingly

IPA/kənˈfaɪdɪŋli/
IPA/kənˈfaɪdɪŋli/

confidingly — 副詞

1. in a manner that reveals you trust someone else enough to share private thoughts

1.副詞C1
釋義

信任地

以信任態度分享私密資訊

in a manner that reveals you trust someone else enough to share private thoughts, feelings, or information that you would not usually tell others.

例句

Quan spoke confidingly to his sister about his worries over the job interview.

Quan 信任地向妹妹傾訴他對工作面試的擔憂。

confidingly + spoke to/about (sharing worries)

Reema leaned closer and whispered confidingly, telling Iris about the surprise party.

Reema 靠過去信任地低語，告訴 Iris 驚喜派對的事。

confidingly + whispered (sharing a secret)

常見搭配
  • speak confidingly
  • whisper confidingly
  • write confidingly
  • smile confidingly
  • lean confidingly
  • confidingly + verb of communication
同義詞
  • trustingly

    similar meaning but slightly broader — can apply to any act of trust, not just sharing secrets

  • openly

    emphasises honesty and lack of concealment rather than the trust aspect

  • intimately

    suggests a closer personal relationship than confidingly

反義詞
  • suspiciously

    shows distrust rather than trust

  • secretively

    deliberately keeping information hidden rather than sharing it

用法筆記

Most often used with verbs of communication — speak, whisper, write, tell, or share — where personal or secret information is involved.

常見錯誤

She confidingly walked to the store.
She confidingly told her friend about the family secret.
Confidingly only makes sense with actions that involve trust and sharing personal information, not with everyday movements.

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