ADJECTIVE | ... OF CERTAINTY | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤absolute, complete絕對的/完全的確定▸➤near, reasonable, virtual幾乎可以確定◇It's a virtual certainty that essential foodstuffs will go up in price.幾乎可以肯定基本食品的價格將會上漲。➤moral絕對的把握... OF CERTAINTY➤degree確定程度◇It's difficult to predict with any degree of certainty how much it will cost.要花多少錢很難作出任何確切的預測。PREPOSITION➤with certainty確定地◇I couldn't say with absolute certainty that he's here.我沒有絕對的把握說他現在在這兒。PHRASES➤a lack of certainty沒有把握◇There seems to be a lack of certainty over what we should do.看來我們應該做什麼還無法確定。➤the one certainty, the only certainty唯一確定的事◇The one certainty left in a changing world is death.在不斷變化的世界中唯一不變的就是死亡。
certainty noun ⇨certainty (moral certainties)⇨faith (say sth with certainty)certainty
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certainty ♦︎ inevitability ♦︎ necessity ♦︎ a foregone conclusion ♦︎ a sure thingThese are all words for sth that you believe will definitely happen.这些词均表示据信必定发生之事。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a certainty / an inevitability about sth◆an absolute certainty / necessity◆the one / only certainty / necessity■certainty [countable] an event that will definitely happen; a fact or situation that is not doubted by anybody必然的事;确实的事(或情况)◆Her return to the team now seems a certainty.她的归队现在似乎已经确定了。◆The end of the Cold War marked the collapse of many old political certainties.冷战结束标志着许多旧的政治环境下必然发生的事从此消亡。OPPuncertainty ⇨ doubtnoun2■inevitability ɪnˌevɪtəˈbɪləti [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the fact that sth will definitely happen and cannot be avoided or prevented, especially sth bad or unpleasant; an event that will definitely happen(尤指坏事的)不可避免;必然发生的事◆We must all, sooner or later, confront the inevitability of death.或早或晚,我们都必须面对必然到来的死亡。◆World war has ceased to be an inevitability.世界大战再不是无可避免的了。 see also inevitable ⇨ inevitable■necessity nəˈsesəti [countable, usually singular] a situation that must happen and that cannot be avoided, especially in order to do or achieve sth else必然的状况,不可避免的情况(尤指为了做或实现另一事情)◆Living in London he felt, was an unfortunate necessity.他觉得在伦敦生活是迫于无奈。■a ˌforegone conˈclusion
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a result that is certain to happen预料中的必然结局◆The outcome of the vote is a foregone conclusion.选举结果一如所料。■a ˌsure ˈthing
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(especially NAmE, ratherinformal, especially business尤用于商业) something that is certain to happen必定发生的事情◆An increase in crude oil prices now looks like a sure thing.现在看来,原油价格一定会上涨。
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