We have been cocksure of many things that were not so .
我们曾信心满满的看待许多事情，而事实并未如此。
The cockerel is , naturally , cocksure .
小公鸡自然是极其自信的。
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt .
这个世界的问题在于聪明人充满疑惑，而傻子们坚信不疑。
It sounds as if you had him thrust upon you by someone senior , who saw promise , rather than a cocksure idiot jabbering about strategic initiatives .
这好像是你的上司硬把他塞给你的，你上司看到的是发展前途，而非一个闲聊战略举措的独断的傻瓜。
Granted , this complaint often comes from sour-grapes rivals . But many others are put off by google 's cocksure assertion of its own holiness , as if it merited unquestioning trust .
