confidence
1.confidence in him是“对于他的信任”。his confidence是“他对于别人的信任”。the confidence of the man是“这个男子对于别人的信任”。in his confidence是“被他信任或参与他的机密”。He took her into his confidence是“他信任她而向她吐露秘密”。
2.Gradually there came confidences between them and at last absolute confidence里的confidences是“秘密话”,confidence是“(互相)信任”。
3.confidence后面有时接以that引导的从句。 例如:We had absolute confidence that the scientific exploration would prove a great success.