giv.enCERTAIN 5gIv7[n n [C], adj [not gradable] (something which is) certain to happen 必定的，必然的 You can take it as (a) given that there will be champagne at the wedding. 婚礼上一定会有香槟酒。 In his novels, reality and morality are not givens. 在他的小说中，现实和道德不是必然的。