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Trust，Confidence，Dependence，Faith，Reliance
信任。
🚩trust是指“对人的品德和能力等绝对相信，相信他不会故意做任何事情伤害你，也可以指对某物的价值坚信不疑，觉得是可靠的，这种信任是基于经验、可知的事实或者个人的直觉”，柯林斯解释为Your trust in someone is your belief that they are honest and sincere and will not deliberately do anything to harm you.。
如：
He destroyed me and my trust in men.他毁了我，也摧毁了我对男人的信任。
You've betrayed their trust.你已经背叛了他们的信任。
A good marriage is based on trust. 美满的婚姻是建立在互相信任的基础上的。
I have absolute trust in the (skill of) doctors. 我绝对相信医生（的医术）。
🚩confidence是指“基于长期的熟悉和了解而产生的有根据的信任，深信其会始终如一，不会令人失望，信心”，牛津词典解释为firm trust (in someone, in sone’s ability, or in what is said, reported, etc.)。
如：
to have/lose confidence in someone 对某人抱有信心，对某人失去信心
This has contributed to the lack of confidence in the police.这导致了大家对警方缺乏信任。
🚩dependence是“信赖，依赖，暗示缺乏独立自主的能力，对某人或者某事物的过于信赖”，柯林斯解释为Your dependence on something or someone is your need for them in order to succeed or be able to survive.。
如：
the city's traditional dependence on tourism该市传统上对旅游业的依赖
Do you look forward to old age, or do you dread frailty, loss of memory and dependence on others?你是期望变老，还是害怕自己年迈体衰、记忆减退，而且还要依赖他人？
🚩faith是指“坚定的信任，有时候这种信任根据不足，所以又是暗含有轻信的意思”，比trust要更信任，柯林斯解释为If you have faith in someone or something, you feel confident about their ability or goodness.。
如：
She had placed a great deal of faith in Mr Penleigh.她对彭利先生极其信任。
People have lost faith in the British Parliament.人们已经对英国议会失去了信任。
🚩reliance是指“有根据的、处于实际的对某人或者某物的信任，可靠，表示处于自愿或者必须的依赖，暗示弱者需要强者的保护”，柯林斯解释为A person's or thing's reliance on something is the fact that they need it and often cannot live or work without it.。
如：
the country's increasing reliance on foreign aid这个国家日益依赖外国援助
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