uncertain

uncertain

[ʌn'sə:tn]

adj.不确定的, 不稳定的, 易变的

例句与用法:

It seems uncertain why he lost the election.

他落选的原因似乎并不清楚。

The company's future is uncertain.

这家公司前途未卜。

I told him in no uncertain terms to mind his own business.

我直截了当地叫他别管闲事。

I told him what I thought of him in no uncertain terms!

我毫不含糊地把我对他的看法告诉了他。

I'm uncertain whether to go or not.

我不能肯定去还是不去。

The uncertain weather delayed our departure.

天气变换莫测,延误了我们启程。

词形变化:

副词: uncertainly | 名词: uncertainness |


a.

1. 不明确的; 含糊的; 不确定的

The date of his departure is uncertain.

他离开的日期尚未确定。

2. (人对……)不能确信, 不确知[Z][F][(+of/about)][+wh-]

I am still uncertain whether he will come today.

我仍不能肯定他今天是否会来。

3. 无常的, 易变的, 靠不住的

We didn't have the picnic because the weather was uncertain.

我们没有出去野餐, 因为天气变幻莫测。

4. 不稳定的, 变动的


短语词组:

be uncertain of/about

1. 对……不能肯定

He was uncertain of the meaning of the sentence.

他对那句子的意思不能确定。


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