confidant

英 [ˈkɒnfɪdænt]

美 [ˈkɑːnfɪdænt]

n. (可吐露秘密的)知己，密友

复数：confidants　

BNC.19256 / COCA.15242

同义词辨析

acquaintance confidant pal【导航词义：熟人】

acquaintancen. 相识的人，熟人

〔辨析〕

指见面点头的熟人，但还不是朋友。

〔例证〕

She is not my friend, just an acquaintance.
她不是我的朋友，只是一个熟人。
His acquaintances are many, but his friends are few.
他的熟人不少，朋友却没几个。

confidantn. 知己，密友

〔辨析〕

指可倾诉衷肠、忠诚可靠之人。

〔例证〕

He is my confidant.
他是我的知己。
The middle-aged woman regarded the boy as her confidant.
这个中年女人把那个男孩当作心腹朋友。

paln. 〈非正式〉朋友，伙伴

〔辨析〕

普通用词，多用于口语，尤指特别要好的朋友。

〔例证〕

He is my pal at school.
他是我学校里的密友。
We've been pals since childhood.
我们打小就是好伙伴。

noun

（可吐露秘密的）知己，密友
a person that you trust and who you talk to about private or secret things
1. a close/trusted confidant of the President
  总统的密友 / 亲信

N-COUNT 男性知己（或密友）
Someone'sconfidantis a man who they are able to discuss their private problems with.
1. ...a close confidant of the president.
  总统的密友

noun

I have only one confidant, and that is the silence of night.
我只有一个知己，那就是黑夜的宁静。
Many pretty girls are among my closet confidant.
许多美女是我的亲密知己。
He was his father's most trusted confidant and a major point of contact for his colleagues.
但他是父亲最依赖的心腹和他跟同事间的主要联络员。
To teach is to be a friend, confidant, leader, supporter, and motivator.
育人就是要成为朋友，知己，领导者，支持者和激励者。
If you cannot trust your confidant, he shouldn't be your confidant.
如果你不能信任你的知己密友他就不是你的知己密友。
She unbosomed her secret to her confidant.
她向知己吐露自己的秘密。
The solution: Designate one trustworthy friend or family member to be your confidant.
解决方法：指定某个信得过的朋友或家人做你的”心腹人“；
She has no close confidant to whom she can turn for advice or help.
她没有知心朋友来帮助或是劝告她。
Someone you can trust – your confidant.
知己就是你可以信任的人。
He was their adviser, confidant and father confessor.
他是他们的顾问、密友和倾听者。