certainty

• n. 必然；确实；确实的事情

词态变化

英文词源

certainty (n.)

c. 1300, certeynte, "surety, pledge," from Anglo-French certeinté (late 13c.), Old French certainete "certainty," from Latin or Vulgar Latin *certanitatem (source of Old Spanish certanedad); see certain. Meaning "that which is certain" is attested from early 14c.; meaning "quality of being certain" is from mid-14c.

双语例句

1. Such attitudes are valueless unless they reflect inner cognition and certainty.

这种态度如果不能反映内心的认知和把握就毫无价值。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Her return to the team now seems a certainty.

她的归队现在似乎已成定局。

来自《权威词典》

3. I know for a certainty that the company has been bought up.

我确实知道公司已经被人收购了.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. It's a dead certainty that this horse will win the race.

这匹马在比赛中获胜是必定的.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. I can't say with any certainty where I shall be next week.

我不能确切地说下周我在什么地方.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》