- [not before noun]
completely sure about something 坚信;深信;确信 Sam nodded but he didn't look convinced. 萨姆点了点头,可他看起来并没有信服。 - convinced of something
I am convinced of her innocence. 我坚信她是清白无辜的。 - convinced by somebody/something
I'm not entirely convinced by this argument. 我不完全相信这个论点。 - convinced (that)…
She became convinced that something was wrong. 她开始相信有什么地方不对劲。 He was absolutely convinced that he was right. 他坚信自己是对的。
Synonyms suresure- confident
- convinced
- certain
- positive
- clear
- sure [not before noun] without any doubt that you are right, that something is true, that you will get something or that something will happen:
‘Is that John over there?’ ‘I’m not sure.’ “那边那个人是约翰吗?” “我说不准。” Are you sure about that? 这事你肯定吗? England must win this game to be sure of qualifying. 英格兰队必须拿下这场比赛才能确保获得资格。
- confident completely sure that something will happen in the way that you want or expect:
I’m quite confident that you’ll get the job. 我肯定你能得到那份工作。 The team feels confident of winning. 这个队觉得有把握取胜。
- convinced [not before noun] completely sure that something is true or right, especially because the evidence seems to prove it or somebody else has persuaded you to believe it:
I’m convinced that she’s innocent. 我坚信她是清白无辜的。
- certain [not usually before noun] sure that you are right or that something is true:
Are you absolutely certain about this? 你对这事绝对确信无疑吗?
sure or certain? Like sure, certain is often used in negative statements and questions. It is slightly more formal than sure; sure is more frequent, especially in spoken English.用 sure 还是 certain? - positive [not before noun] (rather informal) completely sure that something is true:
She was positive that he’d been there. 她确信他曾到过那儿。 ‘Are you sure?’ ‘Positive.’ “你敢肯定吗?”“绝对肯定。”
- clear (often used in negative statements and questions) having no doubt or confusion about something:
My memory isn’t really clear on that point. 那一点我记不太清楚了。
- sure/confident/convinced/certain/positive/clear about something
- sure/confident/convinced/certain of something
- sure/confident/convinced/certain/positive/clear that…
- sure/certain/clear who/what/how, etc.
- to feel sure/confident/convinced/certain/positive
- quite/absolutely/completely/fairly/pretty sure/confident/convinced/certain/positive/clear
- not altogether sure/confident/convinced/certain/clear
Extra ExamplesTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb2She was still only half convinced. 她还是半信半疑。 I am convinced that she is innocent. 我坚信她是清白无辜的。 I'm totally convinced of her innocence. 我完全相信她是清白无辜的。 She became increasingly convinced that someone was in the house. 她越来越确信有人在房子里。 I am firmly convinced that this is the best possible deal we could have. 我坚信这是我们能达成的最好的交易。 I remain convinced that the case was dropped as a result of pressure from the government. 我仍然相信,由于政府的压力,这个案子被撤销了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- absolutely
- completely
- fully
- …
- of
- [only before noun]
believing strongly in a particular religion or set of political ideas 坚信不移的;有坚定宗教信仰(或政治信念)的 a convinced Christian 虔诚的基督徒