certainty

英 ['sɜːt(ə)ntɪ; -tɪn-] 美['sɝtnti]

n. 必然；确实；确实的事情

近义词 validity certitude infallibility

反义词 mistrust doubt uncertainty

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英英释义

1. the state of being certain;: "his certainty reassured the others"

2. something that is certain;: "his victory is a certainty"

同义词辨析

certainty, assurance, conviction

这些名词均含有"确信无疑"之意。

certainty：指在客观上和主观上都无一丝一毫的怀疑。

assurance：侧重依靠个人力量、本能、方法或对其他人或事的完全信任，强调有信心。

conviction：多指在理性基础上清除了原有的疑虑或无把握，着重对证据的主观反应。

词组搭配

for a certainty

beyond the possibility of doubt

确定无疑地

考试真题

People prefer certainty awards to possible awards.

One explanation for this finding is that possible awards may be more emotionally provoking than certainty awards, says Reimann.

"One explanation for this finding is that possible awards may be more emotionally provoking than certainty awards," says Reimann.

Many Americans came to believe that scientific certainty could not only solve scientific problems, but also reform politics, government, and business.

While some economists predict continued recovery in the future, Baily says the only certainty is that banks are unlikely to make the same mistakes twice.

ministers should also look at creating greater certainty in the rental environment, which would have a significant impact on the ability of registered providers to fund new developments from revenues.

实用场景例句

I can't say with any certainty where I'll be next week.: 我根本不知道我下周会在什么地方。

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。

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 have told them with absolute certainty there'll be no change of policy...: 我已经十分肯定地告诉他们，政策不会变。

There is too little certainty about the present state of the German economy.: 德国当前的经济非常不稳定。

A general election became a certainty three weeks ago.: 3个星期前举行普选已确定无疑。

...the certainty of more violence and bloodshed...: 发生更多暴力和流血事件的必然性

There are no certainties in modern Europe...: 当代欧洲没有什么是确定无疑的。

The collapse of old certainties is reshaping the political parties.: 陈规旧矩的崩塌正在重塑各个政党。

He had no certainty of success.: 他没有成功的把握.

I do not know with certainty if Mark will be at home tomorrow.: 我并不确实知道马克明天是否在家.

The Japanese war lords had looked for a certainty.: 日本军阀要想寻求万全之策.

This is a virtual certainty.: 这是一件已肯定的事.

He spoke with clearness and certainty.: 他说的明白确切.

In this world, there is no accident, but some certainty that pretends to be accident.: 在这世界上无所谓偶然, 只是伪装成偶然的必然.

I can't say with any certainty where I shall be next week.: 我不能确切地说下周我在什么地方.

Now that the talks have broken down, war in the region looks like a virtual certainty.: 既然谈判已经破裂, 该地区的战争看起来像是确定无疑的.

There was absolute certainty in his voice and no doubt about the actions he should take.: 他的口气绝对的肯定,下一步怎么办是不容置疑的.

I can not say with any certainty about the company's future.: 我无法断言该公司的未来.

He must know to a certainty before he could rest that night.: 他必须确切弄明白了,当晚才睡得着.

As for everything else, the public wants more certainty and less anxiety in their lives.: 至于其他任何东西, 公众想要的只是在他们生活中有更多的确定性和更少的担忧.

In truth, there is an infinity between the certainty of gain and the certainty of loss.: 事实上, 在得到和失去的确定性之间存在无限性.

I have told them with absolute certainty there'll be no change.: 我明白无误地告诉他们不会有什么变化.

Task coherence predicts what users will do in the future with reasonable, but not absolute, certainty.: 当然,任务一致性合理, 但不是绝对地预测用户将会做什么.

Supreme purity, clarity, and certainty at the cost of completeness.: 高度的纯粹性、明晰性和确定性要以完整性为代价.

But asas arising yuan looks like a certainty, flows out of the currency could be limited.: 不过只要人民币升值的走势看起来确定无疑, 人民币的流出就有可能是有限的.

One can't say with any certainty about his future.: 谁也不能肯定自己的将来是什么样子.

双语例句

1. Such attitudes are valueless unless they reflect inner cognition and certainty.: 这种态度如果不能反映内心的认知和把握就毫无价值。

2. Her return to the team now seems a certainty.: 她的归队现在似乎已成定局。

3. I know for a certainty that the company has been bought up.: 我确实知道公司已经被人收购了.

4. It's a dead certainty that this horse will win the race.: 这匹马在比赛中获胜是必定的.

5. I can't say with any certainty where I shall be next week.: 我不能确切地说下周我在什么地方.

英文词源

certainty (n.): c. 1300, certeynte, "surety, pledge," from Anglo-French certeinté (late 13c.), Old French certainete "certainty," from Latin or Vulgar Latin *certanitatem (source of Old Spanish certanedad); see certain. Meaning "that which is certain" is attested from early 14c.; meaning "quality of being certain" is from mid-14c.

词态变化

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