剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - certainty collapse

certainty
[UK]/'sɜ:.tən.ti/ [US]/'sɝ:-/
noun
IN NO DOUBT 毫无疑问
A [C]
* something which cannot be doubted
确定的事情；必然的事情

1. There are few absolute certainties in life.
世事无绝对。

A [U]
* the state of being completely confident or having no doubt about something
肯定；确定；确实；确信

1. I'm unable to answer that question with any certainty.
我不能确切地回答那个问题。

[UK]/'sɜ:.tən.ti/ [US]/'sɝ:-/
noun
EXTREMELY LIKELY 必然
[C]
* something which is very likely to happen
必然的事；很有可能发生的事

1. Joan will win - that's a certainty.
琼会赢的——这是必然的。

2. [+ to infinitive] Joan is a certainty to win.
琼一定会赢。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - certainty collapse

certainty ★★☆☆☆
1.N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词确定;有把握 Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.

【搭配模式】：oft with N

  • I have told them with absolute certainty there'll be no change of policy...

    我已经十分肯定地告诉他们，政策不会变。

  • There is too little certainty about the present state of the German economy.

    德国当前的经济非常不稳定。

2.N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词必然(性);肯定(性) Certainty is the fact that something is certain to happen.

【搭配模式】：also a N

  • A general election became a certainty three weeks ago.

    3个星期前举行普选已确定无疑。

  • ...the certainty of more violence and bloodshed...

    发生更多暴力和流血事件的必然性

  • I began to realize the certainty of freezing to death if I remained where I was.

    我开始认识到，如果我呆在原地不动，必定冻死无疑。

3.N-COUNT 可数名词确定无疑的事情;必然的事 Certainties are things that nobody has any doubts about.

【搭配模式】：usu pl

  • There are no certainties in modern Europe...

    当代欧洲没有什么是确定无疑的。

  • The collapse of old certainties is reshaping the political parties.

    陈规旧矩的崩塌正在重塑各个政党。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - certainty collapse

certainty
cer·tainty / 5sE:tnti; NAmE 5sE:rtnti / noun (pl. -ies)
1. [C] a thing that is certain
   确实的事；必然的事:
   political / moral certainties
   政治上/道德上确定无疑的事
   Her return to the team now seems a certainty.
   她的归队现在似乎已成定局。
2. [U] the state of being certain
   确信；确实；确定性:
   There is no certainty that the president's removal would end the civil war.
   总统的下台是否会结束内战现在还很难说。
   I can't say with any certainty where I'll be next week.
   我不能肯定我下周会在什么地方。

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - certainty collapse

certainty noun

• ADJECTIVE absolute, complete | near, reasonable, virtual It's a virtual ~ that essential foodstuffs will go up in price. | moral

• … OF CERTAINTY degree It's difficult to predict with any degree of ~ how much it will cost.

• PREPOSITION with ~ I couldn't say with absolute ~ that he's here.

• PHRASES a lack of ~ There seems to be a lack of ~ over what we should do. | the one ~, the only ~ The one ~ left in a changing world is death.

The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - certainty collapse

certainty
 of a certainty
 Archaic without a doubt; certainly

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - certainty collapse

certainty noun
⇨ certainty (moral certainties) ⇨ faith (say sth with certainty) certainty

noun

certainty ♦︎ inevitability ♦︎ necessity ♦︎ a foregone conclusion ♦︎ a sure thingThese are all words for sth that you believe will definitely happen. 这些词均表示据信必定发生之事。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a certainty / an inevitability about sth◆an absolute certainty / necessity◆the one / only certainty / necessity■ certainty [countable] an event that will definitely happen; a fact or situation that is not doubted by anybody 必然的事；确实的事（或情况）◆Her return to the team now seems a certainty.她的归队现在似乎已经确定了。◆The end of the Cold War marked the collapse of many old political certainties.冷战结束标志着许多旧的政治环境下必然发生的事从此消亡。OPP uncertainty ⇨ doubt noun 2 ■ inevitability ɪnˌevɪtəˈbɪləti [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the fact that sth will definitely happen and cannot be avoided or prevented, especially sth bad or unpleasant; an event that will definitely happen （尤指坏事的）不可避免；必然发生的事◆We must all, sooner or later, confront the inevitability of death.或早或晚，我们都必须面对必然到来的死亡。◆World war has ceased to be an inevitability.世界大战再不是无可避免的了。  see also inevitable ⇨ inevitable ■ necessity nəˈsesəti [countable, usually singular] a situation that must happen and that cannot be avoided, especially in order to do or achieve sth else 必然的状况，不可避免的情况（尤指为了做或实现另一事情）◆Living in London he felt, was an unfortunate necessity.他觉得在伦敦生活是迫于无奈。■ a ˌforegone conˈclusion

idiom

a result that is certain to happen 预料中的必然结局◆The outcome of the vote is a foregone conclusion.选举结果一如所料。■ a ˌsure ˈthing

idiom

 (especially NAmE, rather informal, especially business 尤用于商业) something that is certain to happen 必定发生的事情◆An increase in crude oil prices now looks like a sure thing.现在看来，原油价格一定会上涨。

新牛津英语同义词词典 - certainty collapse

certainty

noun
1 she knew with certainty that he was telling the truth
CONFIDENCE , sureness, positiveness, conviction, certitude, reliability, assuredness, assurance, validity, conclusiveness, authoritativeness, truth, fact, factualness.
-opposite(s): UNCERTAINTY ; DOUBT.

2 he accepted defeat as a certainty | that horse is a certainty for the 2.00 at Newmarket tomorrow
INEVITABILITY , necessity, foregone conclusion, predictable result, matter of course; certain winner; informal sure thing, cert, dead cert, sure-fire winner.
-opposite(s): POSSIBILITY ; IMPOSSIBILITY.

词源记忆 - certainty collapse

certainty

certainty：(抽象)必然，确定；(具体)必然的事

词根词缀： -cert-确信 + -ain形容词词尾 + -ty名词词尾

词义辨异：certainty 必然性probability 可能性(大)possibility 可能性(小)