cert

cert
noun
  1. (Brit. informal)an event regarded as inevitable
    (英,非正式)必然发生的事;不可避免的事
    of course Mum would cry, it was a dead cert.
    妈妈当然会哭,这绝对难免。
    ■a racehorse strongly tipped to win a race
    必赢的赛马
    ■a person regarded as certain to do something
    准会做某事的人
    the Scottish keeper was a cert to play.
    这位苏格兰守门员肯定会参加比赛。
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: abbreviation of certainty
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