"confidant" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 知己

Definition

知己是指你非常信任、可以訴說心事和祕密的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Confidant' 為正式詞語，特指值得信賴的知己。有時女性用 'confidante'，但兩者都正確。勿與 'confident'（自信的）混淆。常用語如 'trusted confidant'。

Examples

She considers her sister her closest confidant.

她把姐姐當作最親密的**知己**。

A good confidant listens without judging.

好的**知己**會傾聽而不評判。

He found a trusted confidant at work.

他在工作中找到了一位值得信賴的**知己**。

Whenever I have a problem, my dad is my go-to confidant.

每當我遇到問題，我爸爸就是我的**知己**。

It's rare to find a confidant you can truly trust these days.

如今要找到一位真正值得信賴的**知己**很罕見。

After his breakup, he turned to his childhood confidant for support.

分手後，他向兒時的**知己**尋求支持。