certain是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 having no doubt or knowing exactly that something is true, or known to be true, correct, exact, or effective -- 肯定的，無疑的；有把握的；確定的

  • [ + (that) ] Are you absolutely certain (that) you gave them the right number? 你敢肯定你給他們的號碼沒錯嗎？

  • I feel certain (that) you're doing the right thing. 我確信你做得對。

  • You should make certain (that) everyone understands the instructions. 你應該確保大家都能聽懂指令。

  • The police seem certain (that) they will find the people responsible for the attack. 警方似乎確信他們會查出誰須對這次襲擊事件負責。

  • [ + question word ] I'm not certain how much it will cost. 我不能確定這要花費多少錢。

  • He was quite certain about/of his attacker's identity. 他對襲擊他的人的身份十分肯定。

  • One thing is certain - she won't resign willingly. 有一點是肯定的——她不會心甘情願地辭職。

  • I don't know for certain if she's coming. 我不能肯定她是否會來��

  • I can't say for certain how long I'll be there. 我說不準我在那裡會留多久。

• 1 impossible to avoid or extremely likely -- 不可避免地，必然地；極可能地

  • [ + to infinitive ] The population explosion is certain to cause widespread famine. 人口激增必然會引起大範圍的饑荒。

  • Oil prices are certain to rise following the agreement to limit production. 限制石油生產的協議簽訂後油價必然會上漲。

  • After all his hard work, he's certain to pass his exams. 他這麼用功，一定會通過考試的。

  • The team looks almost certain to win the match. 這支球隊看上去幾乎準能贏得比賽。

  • [ + (that) ] It is virtually certain (that) she will win the gold medal. 幾乎可以肯定她會贏得金牌。

  • Even if a ceasefire can be agreed, how can they make certain (that) neither side breaks it? 即使雙方都同意停火，他們又怎麼能確保對方不會出爾反爾呢？

  • Cancer sufferers no longer face certain death as they once did. 癌症患者不再像從前那樣面臨著必死的命運了。

  • This scandal will mean certain defeat for the party in the election. 這樁醜聞將意味著該黨在選舉中必敗無疑。

• 2 named but neither famous nor known well -- 某個，某位

  • I had lunch today with a certain George Michael - not the George Michael, I should explain. 我今天和一位叫喬治‧麥可的人共進了午餐——我必須說明一下，不是那個喬治‧麥可。

• 3 limited -- 有限的

  • I like modern art to a certain extent/degree, but I don't like the really experimental stuff. 在一定程度上我還是喜歡現代藝術的，可是不喜歡太實驗性的東西。

• 4 particular but not named or described -- （沒有指明或描述的）某，某個，某些

  • We have certain reasons for our decision, which have to remain confidential. 我們作出這樣的決定是有一定原因的，這些原因仍需保密。

  • Do you think war is justifiable in certain circumstances? 你是否認為在某些情況下戰爭是正當的？

  • Certain members of the audience may disagree with what I'm about to say. 聽眾中某些人可能會對我要說的話有異議。

  • The song has a certain appeal, but I'm not sure what it is. 這首歌有某種感染力，可是我說不出到底是甚麼。

• 5 some -- 一些，若干

  • Certain of the candidates were well below the usual standard, but others were very good indeed. 有些候選人與一般的標準相距甚遠，但其他一些確實很出色。