cer·tain·ly
adverb/ˈsɜːtnli/
/ˈsɜːrtnli/
- without doubt
毫无疑问；显然 - Without treatment, she will almost certainly die.
要是不治疗，她十有八九会死。 - Certainly, the early years are crucial to a child's development.
毫无疑问，幼年对儿童的发展至关重要。 - I'm certainly never going there again.
我肯定不会再去那里了。 - I certainly hope we can do this again.
我当然希望我们能再次这样做。 - She was certainly attractive but you couldn’t call her beautiful.
她当然有吸引力，但说不上漂亮。 - It is certainly true that individual earthquakes are difficult to predict with any accuracy.
确实，个别地震很难准确预测。 - This will certainly make them think again.
这一定会让他们重新考虑的。
Which Word? surely / certainlysurely / certainly- You use surely, especially in British English, to show that you are almost certain about what you are saying and you want other people to agree with you: Surely this can’t be right?Surely in negative sentences shows that something surprises you and you do not want to believe it: You’re surely not thinking of going, are you?
- Certainly usually means ‘without doubt’ or ‘definitely’, and is used to show that you strongly believe something or to emphasize that something is really true: I’ll certainly remember this trip! In informal North American English this would be: I’ll sure remember this trip!
- Compare: The meal was certainly too expensive (= there is no doubt about it) and The meal was surely too expensive? (= that is my opinion. Don’t you agree?).
- In formal language only, surely can be used to mean ‘without doubt’: This will surely end in disaster.
Language Bank neverthelessneverthelessConceding a point and making a counterargument- While the film is undoubtedly too long, it is nevertheless an intriguing piece of cinema.
虽然这部电影的确太长了，但它不失为一部有趣的影片。
- While the film is undoubtedly too long, it is nevertheless an intriguing piece of cinema.
- It can be argued that the movie is too long. It is nonetheless an intriguing piece of cinema.
可以认为这部电影太长了，但它不失为一部有趣的影片。
- It can be argued that the movie is too long. It is nonetheless an intriguing piece of cinema.
- The film is undoubtedly too long. Still, it is an intriguing piece of cinema.
这部电影的确太长了，但它仍不失为一部有趣的影片。
- The film is undoubtedly too long. Still, it is an intriguing piece of cinema.
- Of course, huge chunks of the book have been sacrificed in order to make a two-hour movie, but it is nevertheless a successful piece of storytelling.
当然，为了制作一部两小时的电影，该书中的大部分内容都被舍弃了，不过它仍不失为一部成功的故事片。
- Of course, huge chunks of the book have been sacrificed in order to make a two-hour movie, but it is nevertheless a successful piece of storytelling.
- Critics are wrong to argue that the film’s plot is too complicated. Certainly there are a couple of major twists, but audiences will have no difficulty following them.
批评家认为这部电影的情节过于复杂，这种观点是不恰当的。影片中确实有几次大的情节变化，但观众还是不难看懂的。
- Critics are wrong to argue that the film’s plot is too complicated. Certainly there are a couple of major twists, but audiences will have no difficulty following them.
- It is true that you cannot make a good movie without a good script, but it is equally true that a talented director can make a good script into an excellent film.
的确，没有好的剧本不可能拍出好的电影，但有天赋的导演能将较好的剧本制作成非常好的电影，这一点也是没有疑问的。
- It is true that you cannot make a good movie without a good script, but it is equally true that a talented director can make a good script into an excellent film.
- It remains to be seen whether these two movies herald a new era of westerns, but there is no doubt that they represent welcome additions to the genre.
这两部电影是否预示着西部片新时代的来临还有待观察。但是毫无疑问，它们作为这一电影类型的新作而受到欢迎。
- It remains to be seen whether these two movies herald a new era of westerns, but there is no doubt that they represent welcome additions to the genre.
- Without treatment, she will almost certainly die.
- (used in answer to questions) of course
当然；行 - ‘May I see your passport, Mr Scott?’ ‘Certainly.’
“斯科特先生，请出示您的护照好吗？”“当然可以。” - ‘Do you think all this money will change your life?’ ‘Certainly not.’
“你认为这些钱会改变你的生活吗？”“当然不会。”
- ‘May I see your passport, Mr Scott?’ ‘Certainly.’