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Certainty N Latin Meaning Sə:Tənti N.确定的事情 英 确定的事情(Thing

单词 certainty
音标 ['sə:tənti]
解释 n.确定的事情
红宝书 【英】 n. 确定的事情(thing that is certain)
【考】 反义词:quandary(困 惑); supposition(推测); misgiving(疑虑); indecision(犹豫不决)
字源 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.
不择手段背单词 n. 确定的事情; 确定性
【例】It'apos;s a certainty that I will win the game 我肯定会赢得这场比赛.
【反】quandary(n 困惑); supposition(n 推测); misgiving(n 疑虑); indecision(n 犹豫不决)
趣味全助记 【记】certainly 当然

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