• vt. 吐露；委托
• vi. 信赖；吐露秘密

con-, 强调。-fid, 信任，词源同faith, fiance. 即信任的人，可以吐露隐私的人。

confide

confide: [15] To confide in somebody is literally to ‘put one’s trust or faith’ in them. The word comes from the Latin compound verb confidere, which was formed from the intensive prefix com- and fidere ‘trust’. This was a derivative of fides ‘trust’ (whence English faith). Confidant [16] and confidence [15] come from the Latin verb’s present participle, confīdēns, in which the secondary notion of ‘self-assurance’ was already present. The abbreviation con for confidence man, confidence trick, etc originated in the USA in the late 19th century.
=> confident, faith

confide (v.)

mid-15c., "to trust or have faith," from Latin confidere "to trust in, rely firmly upon, believe" (see confidence). Meaning "to share a secret with" is from 1735; phrase confide in (someone) is from 1888. Related: Confided; confiding.

1. Because she is understanding, people around her confide in her.

因为她通情达理, 周围的人都相信她.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. There is no one here I can confide in.

这里没有一个我可以信赖的人.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. We confide in his abilities.

我们相信他是有能力的.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. It is important that an adolescent boy should have an adult in whom he can confide.

关键是，青春期的男孩身边应该有一个可以交心的成年人。

来自柯林斯例句

5. He still couldn't understand the impulse that had made him confide in Cassandra.

他仍然难以理解是什么样的冲动使他向卡桑德拉吐露了秘密。

来自柯林斯例句