1ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ, oft ADJ that/wh]肯定的;有把握的;毫无疑问的 If you are certain about something, you firmly believe it is true and have no doubt about it. If you are not certain about something, you do not have definite knowledge about it. 肯定的;有把握的;毫无疑问的 [Also + about]
She's absolutely certain she's going to make it in the world.
她坚信自己会出人头地。
We are not certain whether the appendix had already burst or not.
1ADJ [ADJ n]某个;特定的 You use certain to indicate that you are referring to one particular thing, person, or group, although you are not saying exactly which it is. 某个;特定的
There will be certain people who'll say 'I told you so!'.
一定有人会说:“我怎么跟你说来着!”
You owe a certain person a sum of money.
你欠某人一笔钱。
Leaflets have been air dropped telling people to leave certain areas.
传单被空投下来,要求人们离开某些地区。
2QUANT 某些;一些 When you refer to certain of a group of people or things, you are referring to some particular members of that group. 某些;一些 [formal]
They'll have to give up completely on certain of their studies. [+ of]
他们将不得不彻底放弃某些研究。
3ADJ (用于人名前,表示不认识或了解很少)某个 You can use a certain before the name of a person in order to indicate that you do not know the person or anything else about them. (用于人名前,表示不认识或了解很少)某个
She managed to arrange for them to be hidden in the house of a certain Father Boduen.
她设法安排他们藏在一个叫博迪恩的神父家里。
4ADJ (品质、特点等)一定程度上的,有点儿 You use a certain to indicate that something such as a quality or condition exists, and often to suggest that it is not great in amount or degree. (品质、特点等)一定程度上的,有点儿
That was the very reason why he felt a certain bitterness.
那就是为什么他感到有些痛苦。
There is a certain impatience among some of the soldiers.
有些士兵有点儿不耐烦。
I received a certain amount of sympathy immediately after the attack.
遇袭之后,人们立即对我表示了些许同情。
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