| 单词 | certainty |
| 释义 | certainty nounadjective | ... of certainty | preposition | phrases adjective➤absolute, complete绝对的／完全的确定▸➤near, reasonable, virtual几乎可以确定◆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。➤moral绝对的把握... of certainty➤degree确定程度◆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。preposition➤with certainty确定地◆i couldn't say with absolute certainty that he's here.我没有绝对的把握说他现在在这儿。phrases➤a lack of certainty没有把握◆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。➤the one certainty, the only certainty唯一确定的事◆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。 certainty nouncertainty ♦︎ inevitability ♦︎ necessity ♦︎ a foregone conclusion ♦︎ a sure thingthese are all words for sth that you believe will definitely happen.这些词均指据信必定发生之事。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆a certainty / an inevitability about sth◆an absolute certainty / necessity◆the one / only certainty / necessity■ certainty [countable] an event that will definitely happen; a fact or situation that is not doubted by anybody必然的事；确实的事（或情况）◆her return to the team now seems a certainty.她的归队现在似乎已经确定了。◆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体制下必然发生的事从此消亡。opp uncertainty → doubt noun 2 ■ inevitability /ɪnevɪtəbɪləti/ [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the fact that sth will definitely happen and cannot be avoided or prevented, especially sth bad or unpleasant; an event that will definitely happen（尤指坏事的）不可避免；必然发生的事◆we must all, sooner or later, confront the inevitability of death.或早或晚，我们都必须面对必然到来的死亡。◆world war has ceased to be an inevitability.世界大战再不是无可避免的了。 ➡ see also inevitable → inevitable ■ necessity /nəsesəti/ [countable, usually singular] a situation that must happen and that cannot be avoided, especially in order to do or achieve sth else必然的状况，不可避免的情况（尤指为了做或实现另一事情）◆living in london he felt, was an unfortunate necessity.他觉得在伦敦生活是迫于无奈。■ a foregone conclusion -->idioma result that is certain to happen预料中的必然结局◆the outcome of the vote is a foregone conclusion.选举结果一如所料。■ a sure thing -->idiom (especially name, rather informal, especially business尤用于商业) something that is certain to happen必定发生的事情◆an increase in crude oil prices now looks like a sure thing.现在看来，原油价格一定会上涨。 certainty [countable] an event that will definitely happen; a fact or situation that is not doubted by anybody必然的事；确实的事（或情况）◆her return to the team now seems a certainty.她的归队现在似乎已经确定了。◆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体制下必然发生的事从此消亡。opp uncertainty → doubt noun 2 certainty [uncountable] the state of having no doubt that sth is true or correct确信；确实；确定性◆there is no certainty that the president's removal would end the civil war.总统的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.我无法确定我下周会在什么地方。 opp uncertainty → doubt noun 1 ➡ see also certain → sure certainty/ˈsɜ:tnti ||; ˈsɝtṇtɪ/noun (plural certainties) 1. [u] the state of being completely sure about sth 肯定；毫无疑问: ◇we can't say with certainty that there is life on other planets. 我们还不能肯定其他行星上有生命。 [opp] uncertainty 反义词为 uncertainty 2. [c] something that is sure to happen 必然之事；必然性: ◇it's now almost a certainty our team will win the league. 我们的队将赢得联赛，这差不多已经成了定局。 certainty• ⇨ be a certainty cer·tain·ty /`sɜtṇtɪ; ˈsɜːtnti/n 1. [u] when you are completely sure about something 确定，无疑:◇with certainty it is difficult to say with absolute certainty what time the crime took place. 很难十分确定地说罪案是何时发生的。 2. [c] something that is definitely true or will definitely happen 确定［实］的事; 必然发生的事:◇it's a certainty that prices will continue to rise. 价格必然会继续上涨。 |
| 随便看 |
|
英汉双解词典收录171353条英汉汉英双解翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的读音、翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。