单词 | certainty |
释义 | certainty n. (pl. -ies)   1. a an undoubted fact. b a certain prospect (his return is a certainty).   2. (often foll. by of, or that + clause) an absolute conviction (has a certainty of his own worth).   3. (often foll. by to + infin.) a thing or person that may be relied on (a certainty to win the Derby). Phrases and idioms for a certainty beyond the possibility of doubt. Etymology: ME f. AF certaint{eacute}, OF -et{eacute} (as CERTAIN) |
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