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单词 certain
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Certain
adj satadj.alldefinite but not specified or identified
Examples:
  • 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
Antonyms:indefinite
Inherited Hypernyms:certain
Similar to:definite
adjadj.allhaving or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
Attributes:assurance authority confidence self-assurance self-confidence sureness certainty
Synset:sure
Examples:
  • felt certain of success
  • was sure (or certain) she had seen it
  • was very sure in his beliefs
  • sure of her friends
Antonyms:unsureuncertain
Derivationally Related Form:sureness
Inherited Hypernyms:certain
Similar to:confident convinced positive
adjadj.allestablished beyond doubt or question; definitely known
Attributes:certainty foregone conclusion sure thing
Examples:
  • 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
Antonyms:uncertain
Inherited Hypernyms:certain
Similar to:definite indisputable sure sure as shooting
adjadj.allcertain to occur; destined or inevitable
Synset:sure
Examples:
  • 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
  • sudden but sure regret
  • he is sure to win
Antonyms:uncertain
Inherited Hypernyms:certain
Similar to:bound destined doomed fated foreordained predestinate predestined in for
See also:predictable
adjadj.allestablished irrevocably
Synset:sealed
Examples:
  • his fate is sealed
Antonyms:unsealed
Inherited Hypernyms:sealed
adj satadj.allreliable in operation or effect
Synset:sure
Examples:
  • a quick and certain remedy
  • a sure way to distinguish the two
  • wood dust is a sure sign of termites
Antonyms:unreliableundependable
Inherited Hypernyms:certain
Similar to:dependable reliable
adj satadj.allexercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
Synset:sure
Examples:
  • be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through
  • be sure to lock the doors
Antonyms:careless
Inherited Hypernyms:certain
Similar to:careful
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