请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 uncertainty
释义

uncertainty

[ uhn-sur-tn-tee ]
/ ʌnˈsɜr tn ti /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR uncertainty ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural un·cer·tain·ties for 2.

the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy: His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
an instance of uncertainty, doubt, etc.
unpredictability; indeterminacy; indefiniteness.

Origin of uncertainty

1350–1400; Middle English uncerteynte;see un-1, certainty

SYNONYMS FOR uncertainty

1 hesitation, irresolution, indecision, ambivalence.
SEE SYNONYMS FOR uncertainty ON THESAURUS.COM

Words nearby uncertainty

uncaused, unceasing, uncensored, unceremonious, uncertain, uncertainty, uncertainty principle, unchain, unchallenged, unchancy, unchangeable
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for uncertainty

British Dictionary definitions for uncertainty

uncertainty
/ (ʌnˈsɜːtəntɪ) /

noun plural -ties

Also called: uncertainness the state or condition of being uncertain
an uncertain matter, contingency, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/11 10:12:33