certainty

['sə:tnti]

n. 确定, 确实的事情

词形变化

名词复数: certainties |

词义辨析

同义:

n.确知, 事实, 确信

truth  fact  reality  actuality  belief  doubtlessness  reliance  assurance  confidence  trust  faith  sure thing  sure bet  conviction  authority

n.无庸置疑性, 绝对正确性

validity  conclusiveness  authoritativeness  unquestionableness  indisputability  absoluteness  infallibility  irrefutability  incontrovertibility  irrefragability  unimpeachability  incontestability  indubitability  certitude  

同义参见:

security  necessity  

反义:

n.确实; 必然

uncertainty  doubt  mistrust  

英英释义

名词 certainty:

the state of being certain

something that is certain

同义词：sure thing, foregone conclusion

补充

certaintycertainty英:[ˈsə:tnti] 美:[ˈsɚtnti]n.1.必然的事, 确定的事It's a dead certainty that this horse will win the race.这匹马在比赛中获胜是必定的。2.确实, 确信I know with certainty.我确实知道。

例句

1. Answers to such questions would never be known with certainty.这类问题永远不可能知道确切的答案。 2. I have told them with absolute certainty there'll be no change of policy.我已经确定无疑地告诉他们政策不会改变。 3. the certainty of more violence and bloodshed发生更多暴力和流血事件的必然性 4. I began to realize the certainty of freezing to death if I remained where I was.我开始意识到, 如果我待在原处必定会被冻死。 5. A general election became a certainty three weeks ago.大选在三周前已势在必行。 6. There are no certainties in modern Europe.在现代欧洲没有什么事是必然的。 7. I knew for a certainty that this was going to be a great night.我确信这将是个美妙的夜晚。 8. You only knew for a certainty what people thought when they spoke.只有当人们开口说话, 你才能确切地了解他们是怎么想的。 9. she knew with absolute certainty that they were dead.她绝对确信他们死了。 10. there is a bewildering lack of certainty and clarity in the law.法律中存在着令人困惑的不肯定和不清楚的内容。 11. a man exuding certainty.一位显露自信的男子。 12. the passing of the act made a general election a certainty.法案的通过使大选成为必然。 13. he was expected to be a certainty for a gold medal.他被认为可稳得金牌。 14. We can't say with certainty that there is life on other planets.我们还不能肯定其他行星上有生命。 15. It's now almost a certainty our team will win the league.我们的队将赢得联赛，这差不多已经成了定局。 16. Scientists still do not know with any degree of certainty why the disease spread so quickly.科学家们仍无法确定这种疾病迅速传播的原因。 17. We cannot predict the outcome with absolute/any certainty.我们无法绝对准确地预测结果。 18. There was no certainty that the package would arrive in time.不敢肯定包裹是否会及时送到。 19. Her certainty about these complex moral issues is surprising.她对这些复杂的道德问题这么有把握，真令人吃惊。 20. It is difficult to say with certainty [=in a certain or definite way] which of the plays was written first.这些剧本哪一部是最先写的，很难有定论。 21. We live in a world without certainties. [=a world in which things are not certain]我们生活在一个不确定的世界里。 22. His victory in the election is almost a certainty. [=it is nearly certain/definite that he will win the election]他在选举中胜出几乎已成定局。