certainty

noun

OPAL W

/ˈsɜːtnti/

/ˈsɜːrtnti/

(plural certainties)

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[uncountable] the state of being certain确信；确实；确定性
- There is no certainty that the president's removal would end the civil war.总统下台是否会结束内战现在还很难说。
- I can't say with any certainty where I'll be next week.我根本说不准我下周会在什么地方。
Extra Examples
- There seems to be a lack of certainty over what we should do.看来我们应该做什么还无法确定。
- It's difficult to predict with any degree of certainty how much it will cost.要花多少钱很难作出任何确切的预测。
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- absolute
- complete
- near
- …
… of certainty
- degree
preposition
- with certainty
phrases
- a lack of certainty
- the one certainty
- the only certainty
- …
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[countable] a thing that is certain确实的事；必然的事
- political/moral certainties政治上／道德上确定无疑的事
- Her return to the team now seems a certainty.她的归队现在似乎已成定局。
see also racing certainty
Extra Examples
- It's a virtual certainty that essential foodstuffs will go up in price.几乎可以肯定基本食品的价格将会上涨。
- The one certainty left in a changing world is death.在不断变化的世界中唯一不变的就是死亡。
- As we start the new millennium the only certainty is change, and lots of it.当我们开始新的千年时，唯一确定的是变化，而且是很多变化。
- 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。
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- absolute
- complete
- near
- …
… of certainty
- degree
preposition
- with certainty
phrases
- a lack of certainty
- the one certainty
- the only certainty
- …
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French certainete, from certain, based on Latin certus ‘settled, sure’.

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