certainty

noun

OPAL W

/ˈsɜːtnti/

/ˈsɜːrtnti/

(plural certainties)

[uncountable] the state of being certain确信；确实；确定性
- There is no certainty that the president's removal would end the civil war.总统下台是否会结束内战现在还很难说。
- I can't say with any certainty where I'll be next week.我根本说不准我下周会在什么地方。
- There seems to be a lack of certainty over what we should do.看来我们应该做什么还无法确定。
- It's difficult to predict with any degree of certainty how much it will cost.要花多少钱很难作出任何确切的预测。
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- absolute
- complete
- near
- …
… of certainty
- degree
preposition
- with certainty
phrases
- a lack of certainty
- the one certainty
- the only certainty
- …
[countable] a thing that is certain确实的事；必然的事
- political/moral certainties政治上／道德上确定无疑的事
- Her return to the team now seems a certainty.她的归队现在似乎已成定局。
see also racing certainty
- It's a virtual certainty that essential foodstuffs will go up in price.几乎可以肯定基本食品的价格将会上涨。
- The one certainty left in a changing world is death.在不断变化的世界中唯一不变的就是死亡。
- As we start the new millennium the only certainty is change, and lots of it.当我们开始新的千年时，唯一确定的是变化，而且是很多变化。
- The end of the Cold War marked the collapse of many old political certainties.冷战结束标志着许多旧的政治环境下必然发生的事从此消亡。
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- absolute
- complete
- near
- …
… of certainty
- degree
preposition
- with certainty
phrases
- a lack of certainty
- the one certainty
- the only certainty
- …

词源Middle English: from Old French certainete, from certain, based on Latin certus ‘settled, sure’.

词汇	certainty
释义	certainty noun OPAL W /ˈsɜːtnti/ /ˈsɜːrtnti/ (plural certainties) [uncountable] the state of being certain确信；确实；确定性 There is no certainty that the president's removal would end the civil war.总统下台是否会结束内战现在还很难说。 I can't say with any certainty where I'll be next week.我根本说不准我下周会在什么地方。 There seems to be a lack of certainty over what we should do.看来我们应该做什么还无法确定。 It's difficult to predict with any degree of certainty how much it will cost.要花多少钱很难作出任何确切的预测。 Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective absolute complete near … … of certainty degree preposition with certainty phrases a lack of certainty the one certainty the only certainty … [countable] a thing that is certain确实的事；必然的事 political/moral certainties政治上／道德上确定无疑的事 Her return to the team now seems a certainty.她的归队现在似乎已成定局。 see also racing certainty It's a virtual certainty that essential foodstuffs will go up in price.几乎可以肯定基本食品的价格将会上涨。 The one certainty left in a changing world is death.在不断变化的世界中唯一不变的就是死亡。 As we start the new millennium the only certainty is change, and lots of it.当我们开始新的千年时，唯一确定的是变化，而且是很多变化。 The end of the Cold War marked the collapse of many old political certainties.冷战结束标志着许多旧的政治环境下必然发生的事从此消亡。 Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective absolute complete near … … of certainty degree preposition with certainty phrases a lack of certainty the one certainty the only certainty … 词源Middle English: from Old French certainete, from certain, based on Latin certus ‘settled, sure’.
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