| 词汇 | certain |
| 释义 | certain adjective uk /ˈsɜː.tən/ us /ˈsɝː.tən/ certainadjective (WITHOUT DOUBT)B1 having no doubt or knowing exactly that something is true, or known to be true, correct, exact, or effective: 肯定的，无疑的；有把握的；确定的 [ + (that) ]Are you absolutely certain (that) you gave them the right number?你敢肯定你给他们的号码没错吗？ feel certain I feel certain (that) you're doing the right thing.我确信你做得对。 make certainYou should make certain (that) everyone understands the instructions.你应该确保大家都能听懂指令。 seem certainThe police seem certain (that) they will find the people responsible for the attack.警方似乎确信他们会查出这起袭击事件的责任人。 [ + question word ]I'm not certain how much it will cost.我不能确定这要花费多少钱。 certain aboutHe was quite certain about his attacker's identity. certain ofI've never been more certain of anything in my whole life. One thing is certain - she won't resign willingly.有一点是肯定的——她不会心甘情愿地辞职。 know/say for certain C1 to know or say something without doubt: 确切知道；肯定地说 I don't know for certain if she's coming.我不能肯定她是否会来。 I'm absolutely certain I left my purse on the desk. I feel certain I'm right.我确信自己是对的。 He's not certain whether to invest in the property market.他拿不定主意该不该投资房地产市场。 Make certain that we have enough drink for the party. It is by no means certain that we'll finish the project by June.我们能否在6月份前完成这项工程还很不确定。 Confidence & self-assurance amour propre aplomb assertive assertively assertiveness dogmatist empowered feel certain fierce forwardness safe safety blanket security blanket self-assertion self-assertive to be sureidiom too cool for schoolidiom unbowed unintimidated unmoored You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Certainty certainadjective (EXTREMELY LIKELY)B1 impossible to avoid or extremely likely: 不可避免地，必然地；极可能地 certain toThe population explosion is certain to cause widespread famine.人口激增必然会引起大范围的饥荒。 Oil prices are certain to rise following the agreement to limit production.限制石油生产的协议签订后油价必然会上涨。 After all his hard work, he's certain to pass his exams.凭他这么用功，一定会通过考试的。 almost certainThe team looks almost certain to win the match.这支球队看上去几乎准能赢得比赛。 [ + (that) ]It is virtually certain (that) she will win the gold medal.几乎可以肯定她会赢得金牌。 it is certainIt is almost certain (that) there will be another vote. make certainEven if a ceasefire can be agreed, how can they make certain (that) neither side breaks it?即便双方都同意停火，又怎么能确保他们不会出尔反尔呢？ Cancer sufferers no longer face certain death as they once did.癌症患者不再像从前那样面临着必死的命运了。 This scandal will mean certain defeat for the party in the election.这一丑闻将意味着该党在选举中必败无疑。 His execution became certain when the state board refused his request for commutation.州委员会拒绝了他的减刑请求，他被执行死刑已确定无疑。 With Steve Lewis at the helm, we are certain of success.由史蒂夫‧刘易斯负责，我们肯定会成功。 Reducing the number of staff is certain to inflame the already angry medical profession.裁员一定会使本已不满的医务人员更加愤怒。 It is by no means certain that we'll finish the project by June.我们能否在6月份前完成这项工程还很不确定。 She is riding the fastest horse and is certain to romp home.她骑的是最快的马，所以获胜肯定不费吹灰之力。 Inevitable all roads lead to Romeidiom baked in be (only) a matter of timeidiom be damned if you do and damned if you don'tidiom be nothing for itidiom implacable implacably inalienable inalienably ineluctable inexorably insuppressible it can't be helpedidiom relentless relentlessly seal unavoidably unescapable unstoppable unstoppably You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Certainty Possible and probable certainadjective (NAMED)[ before noun ]formal named but neither famous nor known well: 某个，某位 I had lunch today with a certain Will Smith - not the Will Smith, I should explain. Names and titles A.N. Other age aka alias appellation forename form of address given name good name identity pet name place name pseudonym pseudonymity pseudonymous unchristened under the name ofidiom unidentified unnamed untitled certainadjective (LIMITED)[ before noun ] limited: 有限制的 to a certain extent I like modern art to a certain extent, but I don't like the really experimental stuff. to a certain degree Technology can improve the situation to a certain degree. Small in number and quantity beggarly below bupkis could count something on (the fingers of) one handidiom count drabs measly mildness mingy minimal minimally remote scantly slenderly slenderness smallness speak strength suggestion thin certain determiner uk /ˈsɜː.tən/ us /ˈsɝː.tən/ B1 particular but not named or described: （没有指明或描述的）某，某个，某些 We have certain reasons for our decision, which have to remain confidential.我们作出这样的决定是有一定原因的，这些原因仍得保密。 Do you think war is justifiable in certain circumstances?你是否认为在某些情况下战争是正当的？ Certain members of the audience may disagree with what I'm about to say.听众中某些人可能会对我要说的话有异议。 a certain B2 used before a noun when it is difficult to describe something exactly or give its exact amount: （用于名词之前，用于表示难以描述或估算的）某一个，某一种 The song has a certain appeal, but I'm not sure what it is.这首歌有某种感染力，可是我说不出到底是什么。 I felt a certain sense of joy that his candidacy had failed. I must admit that she has a certain glamour about her. For all his fine qualities, he lacked a certain self-restraint. It's an entertaining movie, but there's a certain predictability about it. The disease seems to be specific to certain types of plant. Some people find that certain foods trigger their headaches.有些人发现某些食物导致他们头疼。 It's against the law to leave children under a certain age alone in the house. Farmers are eligible for government support if they let a certain amount of land lie fallow.如果农民休耕一定面积的土地，他们就能获得政府资助。 I'm allergic to certain foods.我对某些食物过敏。 Particular and individual be the very thingidiom biomarker calling card capita demesne especially individual individualistically individuality individualized individually individuate matter per capita personally pet private respectively separately severally certain pronoun formaluk /ˈsɜː.tən/ us /ˈsɝː.tən/ some: 一些，若干 certain ofCertain of the candidates were well below the usual standard, but others were very good indeed.有些候选人离通常的标准差得很远，但其他一些确实很出色。 Some and quite a piece/slice/share of the pieidiom bit faintly fairly ha'porth halfway ish lightly little mildly pretty quite rather remotely several some to a/some degreeidiom touch trifle vaguely certain | American Dictionarycertain adjective us/ˈsɜr·tən/ certainadjective (KNOWING TO BE TRUE)knowing that something is true or will happen and having no cause to feel that it may not be true or may not happen; having no doubt: "I think Emily is going to pick up Judy." "Are you certain?" One thing is certain – supporters of the bill are not giving up. [ + (that) clause ]I’m certain (that) he’ll be there. [ + question word ]I’m not certain how much it will cost. When you report a robbery, make certain a police report is filled out (= check that this happens). certainadjective (PARTICULAR)particular but not named or described: Parents expect their kids to leave home at a certain point. certainadjective (LIMITED)[ not gradable ] some but not exactly stated; limited: She enjoys sports to a certain extent. There’s a certain amount of exaggeration in all ads. certainpronounus/ˈsɜrt·ən/ Charges were filed against certain of the company’s directors. certain | Business Englishcertain adjective uk /ˈsɜːtən/us sum certain LAW a particular amount of money stated in an agreement that cannot be changed: The $10 million price is sum certain. Examples of certaincertain Because this style of counterpoint is very difficult, certain liberties are permitted. With pretense, disguise, and unreflective belief in disinterested philosophical analysis, philosophers can easily objectify the interests of certain power groups, whether scientific or political. They have established certain principles of phonetic and phonological change, and of the social motivation for change. This study showed that phonetic forms of certain word-based productions were highly variable. If we say that these values correspond to certain concepts, it must be understood that the concepts in question are purely differential. Moreover, certain psychological phenomena suggest a structural reality underlying prototype effects. The reasonable person standard enjoys a certain sort of objectivity, insofar as it protects people from each other. They will be reduced and to a certain extent they will be systematic. The intersection between the orientation annulus and the end-effector locus represents the orientation range for a manipulator at a certain reachable workspace range. The class of quasirandom graphs is defined by certain equivalent graph properties possessed by random graphs. It is almost certain that such an appearance never took place. A certain degree of division of labour took place in the production of cigarettes, but not in the production of cigars and limpiones. They resulted from the reflection on the possibilities of acting with certain material means; not of symbolic operations, but with those of technical operations. In time, this repetitive attribution of a particular symbolic value to certain social actions became assumed as normative. The casting was subject to certain theoretical restraints. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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