| 释义 |
certainty/ˈsɜ:t(ə)nti, -tin-/n. (pl. -ies) 1a an undoubted fact 肯定无疑的事实 b a certain prospect 必然发生的事 his return is a certainty 他的归来是必然的事 2 (often foll. by 常后跟 of, or 或 that + clause) an absolute conviction 确信，深信 has a certainty of his own worth 确信自身的价值 3 (often foll. by 常后跟 to + infin.) a thing or person that may be relied on 肯定的事；可靠的人 a certainty to win the Derby 肯定会在德比马赛中获胜的马 □ for a certainty beyond the possibility of doubt 确定无疑地 [Middle English from Anglo-French certainté, Old French certaineté (as CERTAIN)] |