certainty
certainty
(pl. -ies)
for a certainty
(pl. -ies)
- [mass noun]firm conviction that something is the case
确信，坚信
she knew with absolute certainty that they were dead.
她绝对确信他们死了。
■the quality of being reliably true
确实性；无疑，肯定
there is a bewildering lack of certainty and clarity in the law.
法律中存在着令人困惑的不肯定和不清楚的内容。
■a general air of confidence
自信的神态
a man exuding certainty.
一位显露自信的男子。
■[count noun]a fact that is definitely true or an event that is definitely going to take place
确定的事实；必然发生的事
the passing of the act made a general election a certainty.
法案的通过使大选成为必然。
■[count noun]a thing or person that may be relied on in a specified context or to do something specified
靠得住的事物（或人）；被确信能做成某事的人（或物）
he was expected to be a certainty for a gold medal.
他被认为可稳得金牌。
for a certainty
- beyond the possibility of doubt
确定无疑地
- Middle English: from Old French certainete, from certain (see certain)
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