| 单词 | certain |
| 释义 | certain (once / 13 pages) adj When you're certain, you're sure about something. When you raise your hand to give the answer, you feel certain that you are correct. Certain can mean "definite" or "sure to happen," like getting wet, a certain outcome of not having an umbrella in a rainstorm. It can also refer to a particular person or thing. You can use it avoid explaining something unnecessarily — you might say, "There are certain things I want to do when I get home." To avoid saying someone's name, you can say, "a certain person," as in, "A certain person left the kitchen a mess." WORD FAMILYcertain: certainer, certainest, certainly, incertain, uncertain+/uncertain: uncertainly, uncertainness USAGE EXAMPLESThey tally the number of medication errors, the number of patients injured in falls and the number who develop infections after certain types of surgery. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Problem: A lack of accurate information about how to achieve certain hairstyles and where to find a high quality stylist. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) But he’s not certain that will be the case and isn’t sure about Cousins’ desire to be back. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1adj established beyond doubt or question; definitely known what is certain is that every effect must have a cause it is certain that they were on the bus his fate is certain the date for the invasion is certain Syn|Ant definite known for certain indisputable, sureimpossible to doubt or dispute sure as shootingabsolutely certain uncertain not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown indefinitenot decided or not known up in the airvery uncertain indeterminate, undeterminednot precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance 2adj definite but not specified or identified set aside a certain sum each week to a certain degree certain breeds do not make good pets certain members have not paid their dues a certain popular teacher a certain Mrs. Jones Syn definite precise; explicit and clearly defined 3adj certain to occur; destined or inevitable he was certain to fail his fate is certain "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin he faced certain death Syn|Ant sure bound, destined (usually followed by `to') governed by fate doomed, fated(usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate foreordained, predestinate, predestinedestablished or prearranged unalterably in forcertain to get or have predictablecapable of being foretold uncertain not certain to occur; not inevitable chancy, flukey, fluky, iffysubject to accident or chance or change contingentuncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances up in the airnot yet determined unpredictablenot capable of being foretold 4adj established irrevocably Syn|Ant sealed uncertain, unsealed not established or confirmed 5adj having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured felt certain of success was sure (or certain) she had seen it Syn|Ant sure confident, convinced, positive persuaded of; very sure incertain, uncertain, unsure lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance ambivalentuncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow doubtful, dubiousfraught with uncertainty or doubt gropingacting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence 6adj exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through Syn sure careful exercising caution or showing care or attention 7adj reliable in operation or effect a quick and certain remedy Syn sure dependable, reliable worthy of reliance or trust |
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