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without doubt synonym definitely无疑;确定;肯定 Without treatment, she will almost certainly die. 要是不治疗,她十有八九会死。 Certainly, the early years are crucial to a child's development. 毫无疑问,幼年对儿童的发展至关重要。 I'm certainly never going there again. 我肯定不会再去那里了。 I certainly hope we can do this again. 我当然希望我们能再次这样做。 She was certainly attractive but you couldn’t call her beautiful. 她当然有吸引力,但说不上漂亮。 It is certainly true that individual earthquakes are difficult to predict with any accuracy. 的确,个别地震很难准确预测。 This will certainly make them think again. 这一定会让他们重新考虑的。
Which Word? surely / certainlysurely / certainly- You use surely, especially in British English, to show that you are almost certain about what you are saying and you want other people to agree with you:
Surely this can’t be right? Surely in negative sentences shows that something surprises you and you do not want to believe it: You’re surely not thinking of going, are you?这不可能是对的吧? 你肯定不想去,是吗? - Certainly usually means ‘without doubt’ or ‘definitely’, and is used to show that you strongly believe something or to emphasize that something is really true:
certainly 常指无疑地、确定地,用以表示坚信某事或强调某事属实: I’ll certainly remember this trip! In informal North American English this would be: I’ll sure remember this trip!我绝不会忘记这次旅行! 我一定会记得这次旅行! - Compare:
比较: The meal was certainly too expensive (= there is no doubt about it) and The meal was surely too expensive? (= that is my opinion. Don’t you agree?).这顿饭的确太贵了(毫无疑问)。 这顿饭肯定太贵了?这是我的意见。你不同意吗? - In formal language only, surely can be used to mean ‘without doubt’:
只有在正式用语中,surely 才表示无疑: This will surely end in disaster. 这无疑将以灾难告终。
Language Bank neverthelessneverthelessConceding a point and making a counterargument 承认一个观点的正确性,并提出一个对立的观点 While the film is undoubtedly too long, it is nevertheless an intriguing piece of cinema. 虽然这部电影的确太长了,但它不失为一部有趣的影片。
It can be argued that the movie is too long. It is nonetheless an intriguing piece of cinema. 可以认为这部电影太长了,但它不失为一部有趣的影片。
The film is undoubtedly too long. Still, it is an intriguing piece of cinema. 这部电影的确太长了,但它仍不失为一部有趣的影片。
Of course, huge chunks of the book have been sacrificed in order to make a two-hour movie, but it is nevertheless a successful piece of storytelling. 当然,为了制作一部两小时的电影,该书中的大部分内容都被舍弃了,不过它仍不失为一部成功的故事片。
Critics are wrong to argue that the film’s plot is too complicated. Certainly there are a couple of major twists, but audiences will have no difficulty following them. 批评家认为这部电影的情节过于复杂,这种观点是不恰当的。影片中确实有几次大的情节变化,但观众还是不难看懂的。
It is true that you cannot make a good movie without a good script, but it is equally true that a talented director can make a good script into an excellent film. 的确,没有好的剧本不可能拍出好的电影,但有天赋的导演能将较好的剧本制作成非常好的电影,这一点也是没有疑问的。
It remains to be seen whether these two movies herald a new era of westerns, but there is no doubt that they represent welcome additions to the genre. 这两部电影是否预示着西部片新时代的来临还有待观察。但是毫无疑问,它们作为这一电影类型的新作而受到欢迎。
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(used in answer to questions )用于回答问题 of course 当然;行