certain 英 [ˈsɜ:tn] 　 美 [ˈsɜrtn]

certain

certain　 英 [ˈsɜ:tn] 美 [ˈsɜrtn]

adj. 某一；确信的，有把握的　 pron. 某些；某几个　

It is certain that they will agree.　他们一定会同意。
She looks certain to win an Oscar.　看来奥斯卡金像奖非她莫属。

  • 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.
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  • adj. 某一；确信的，有把握的
  • pron. 某些；某几个

  • 1. It is certain that they will agree.

    他们一定会同意。

  • 2. She looks certain to win an Oscar.

    看来奥斯卡金像奖非她莫属。

  • 3. They are certain to agree.

    他们一定会同意。

  • 4. If you want to be certain of getting a ticket, book now.

    要想有把握买到票，现在就得预订。

  • 5. Are you absolutely certain about this?

    你对这事绝对确信无疑吗？

  • 6. For certain personal reasons I shall not be able to attend.

    由于某种个人原因，我将不能出席。

  • 7. Certain people might disagree with this.

    某些人对这事可能不会赞同。

  • 8. That's true, to a certain extent.

    在一定程度上的确如此。

  • certain (adj.) c. 1300, "determined, fixed," from Old French certain "reliable, sure, assured" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *certanus, extended form of Latin certus "sure, fixed, settled, determined" (also source of Old French cert, Italian certo, Spanish cierto), originally a variant past participle of cernere "to distinguish, decide," literally "to sift, separate." This Latin verb comes from the PIE root *krei- "to sieve," thus "discriminate, distinguish," which is also the source of Greek krisis "turning point, judgment, result of a trial" (see crisis).
cer·tain ★ / ˈsɜːtn ; NAmE ˈsɜːrtn / adjective , pronoun adjective ★ 1 ★ that you can rely on to happen or to be true 确实；确定；肯定 ◆ The climbers face certain death if the rescue today is unsuccessful. 救援行动如果今天不能成功，登山队员必死无疑。 certain(that)… ◆ It is certain that they will agree. 他们一定会同意。 certainto do sth ◆ She looks certain to win an Oscar. 看来奥斯卡金像奖非她莫属。 ◆ They are certain to agree. 他们一定会同意。 certainof sth/of doing sth ◆ If you want to be certain of getting a ticket, book now. 要想有把握买到票，现在就得预订。 ☞synonyms at sure 2 ★ firmly believing sth; having no doubts 确信；确定；无疑 certain(that)… ◆ She wasn't certain (that) he had seen her. 她不敢肯定他见过她。 certainof/about sth ◆ Are you absolutely certain about this? 你对这事绝对确信无疑吗？ certainwho/where, etc… ◆ I'm not certain who was there. 我无法确定谁当时在场。 ◆ To my certain knowledgehe was somewhere else at the time (= I am sure about it). 我敢肯定他当时不在现场。 3 ★ used to mention a particular thing, person or group without giving any more details about it or them （不提及细节时用）某事，某人，某种 ◆ For certain personal reasons I shall not be able to attend. 由于某种个人原因，我将不能出席。 ◆ Certain people might disagree with this. 某些人对这事可能不会赞同。 ◆ They refused to release their hostages unless certain conditions were met. 除非某些条件得到满足，否则他们不会释放人质。 4 ( formal) used with a person's name to show that the speaker does not know the person （与人名连用，表示说话者不识其人）某某，某位，一位叫…的 ◆ It was a certain Dr Davis who performed the operation. 是一位叫戴维斯的医生做的手术。 5 ★ slight; noticeable, but difficult to describe 轻微的；微小的；显而易见却难以描述的 ◆ That's true, to a certain extent. 在一定程度上的确如此。 ◆ I felt there was a certain coldness in her manner. 我觉得她的态度有点冷淡。 IDIOMS ★ for ˈcertain without doubt 肯定；确定；无疑 ◆ I can't say for certain when we'll arrive. 我说不准我们什么时候能到。 ★ make certain (that…) to find out whether sth is definitely true 弄确实；弄清楚；弄明白 ◆ I think there's a bus at 8 but you'd better call to make certain. 好像 8 点有一班公共汽车，不过你最好打电话弄清楚。 make certain of sth/of doing sth to do sth in order to be sure that sth else will happen 确保（做某事） ◆ You'll have to leave soon to make certain of getting there on time. 你得快点出发，好确保准时到达那里。 of a certain ˈage if you talk about a person being of a certain age,you mean that they are no longer young but not yet old 不算年轻的；年纪不轻的；中年的 ◆ The show appeals to an audience of a certain age. 这个节目中年观众感兴趣。 pronoun certain of… ( formal) used for talking about some members of a group of people or things without giving their names （不提及人或事物的名称时用）某些 ◆ Certain of those present were unwilling to discuss the matter further. 某些出席会议的人不愿意进一步讨论这个问题。 SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 certain bound ◆sure ◆definite ◆guaranteed These are all words describing sth that will definitely happen or is definitely true. 以上各词均指某事肯定、必定会发生或属实。 ■ certain that you can rely on to happen or be true 指确实、确定、肯定（会发生或是事实）： ◆ It's certain that they will agree. 他们肯定会同意。 ◆ They are certain to agree. 他们肯定会同意。 ■ bound [not before noun] certain to happen, or to do or be sth 指肯定会、一定会 NOTE Boundis only used in the phrase bound to do/be, etc. *bound 只用于 bound to do ／ be 等短语中： ◆ There are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced. 新系统引进后肯定会有变化。 ◆ You've done so much work—you're bound to pass the exam. 你下了这么大工夫，一定能通过考试。 ■ sure certain to happen or be true; that can be trusted or relied on 指必定、无疑﹙会发生或是事实﹚或不容置疑、确切、可靠： ◆ She's sure to be picked for the team. 她肯定会入选该队。 ◆ It's sure to rain. 一准会下雨。 ■ definite ( rather informal) certain to happen; that is not going to change 指必将发生、不会改变： ◆ Is it definite that he's leaving? 他肯定要离开吗？ ■ guaranteed certain to have a particular result 指肯定会、必定会（有特定结果）： ◆ That kind of behaviour is guaranteed to make him angry. 那样的行为肯定会让他生气。 PATTERNS ◆ certain/sure ofsth ◆ certain/bound/sure/guaranteed to do sth ◆ certain/definite that… ◆ I couldn't say forcertain/sure/definite. cer·tain / ˈsɜːtn ; NAmE ˈsɜːrtn /
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