新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

certainty

英  [ˈsɜːtənti]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • certainties

    1[U 不可数名词] 确定

    Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.

    双语例句

    例:

    I have told them with absolute certainty there'll be no change of policy.

    我十分确定地告诉他们政策不会有变。

    2[U 不可数名词] 必然的事

    Certainty is the fact that something is certain to happen.

    近义词

    inevitability

    双语例句

    例:

    A general election became a certainty last week.

    普选在上周已成必然。

    例:

    the certainty of more violence and bloodshed.

    必然会发生更多的暴力和流血事件。

    3[C 可数名词] 确定的事

    Certainties are things that nobody has any doubts about.

    双语例句

    例:

    There are no certainties in modern Europe.

    现代欧洲无定事。