3N-COUNT [usually plural]确定无疑的事情;必然的事Certainties are things that nobody has any doubts about. 确定无疑的事情;必然的事
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。
Quotations
In this world nothing is certain but death and taxesBenjamin Franklin
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certaintiesFrancis BaconThe Advancement of Learning
ADJECTIVE | ... OF CERTAINTY | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤absolute, complete絕對的/完全的確定▸➤near, reasonable, virtual幾乎可以確定◇It's a virtual certainty that essential foodstuffs will go up in price.幾乎可以肯定基本食品的價格將會上漲。➤moral絕對的把握... OF CERTAINTY➤degree確定程度◇It's difficult to predict with any degree of certainty how much it will cost.要花多少錢很難作出任何確切的預測。PREPOSITION➤with certainty確定地◇I couldn't say with absolute certainty that he's here.我沒有絕對的把握說他現在在這兒。PHRASES➤a lack of certainty沒有把握◇There seems to be a lack of certainty over what we should do.看來我們應該做什麼還無法確定。➤the one certainty, the only certainty唯一確定的事◇The one certainty left in a changing world is death.在不斷變化的世界中唯一不變的就是死亡。
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。OPPuncertainty ⇨ doubtnoun2■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, ratherinformal, 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。