cert
/sɜːt/noun
1- Brit. informal an event regarded as inevitable〈英, 非正式〉必然发生的事; 不可避免的事：
of course Mum would cry, it was a dead cert.
妈妈当然会哭, 这绝对难免。
1.1
- a racehorse strongly tipped to win a race必赢的赛马。
1.2
- a person regarded as certain to do something准会做某事的人：
the Scottish keeper was a cert to play.
这位苏格兰守门员肯定会参加比赛。
词源
late 19th cent.: abbreviation of CERTAINTY.