It is certainly true that there are more courses on offer.
当然还有更多的课程可供选择。
The girl was almost certainly murdered.
几乎可以肯定,这个女孩是被人谋杀的。
‘Not smoking has made a real difference.’ ‘It most certainly has.’
“不抽烟确实大不相同。”“这当然了。”
2AGREE spoken used to agree or give your permission 当然〔用于表示同意或允许〕
‘I’d like a beer, please.’ ‘Certainly, sir.’
“请给我来杯啤酒。”“好的,先生。”
‘Can I come along?’ ‘Certainly.’
“我可以一起去吗?”“当然可以。”
3certainly notspokenNO used to disagree completely or to refuse to give permission 当然不〔用于表示不同意或允许〕
‘May I go?’ ‘Certainly not!’
“我可以走了吗?”“当然不行!”
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In everyday English, people usually say of course or sure rather than certainly when agreeing or giving permission: 在日常英语中,表示同意或许可的时候,人们一般都说of course或sure,而不是certainly
certainly used when saying that you are sure about something
Amy’s certainly growing, but she’s not gaining weight.
It’s certainly not the cheapest way of getting to New York.
‘Is this his signature?’ ‘Almost certainly.’
undoubtedly used when saying that you are completely sure about something. Undoubtedly sounds more certain and a little more formal than certainly
They are undoubtedly the better team.
Undoubtedly it will be a huge shock for him.
The furniture, although undoubtedly fashionable, was a little too plain for my taste.
there is no doubt used when you are completely sure about something
There is no doubt that violence on TV influences children.
He’s definitely innocent. There’s no doubt about that.
without (a) doubt used when you are completely sure about something
She was without doubt one of Mexico’s finest artists.
There would be, without a doubt, some perfectly ordinary explanation for his behaviour.
5FREQUENCY 使用频率
Examples from the Corpus
certainly• Certainly, a backpackingtrip in the high Sierras is not for everyone.• We're certainly a lot better off than we were five years ago.• And that was certainly a start.• Books and people certainlyaffected him.• We are not especially well-treated, certainly not as well as the locals.• Not the papers or the magazines and certainly not Kylie.• Should the man choose to chase the quail rather than shoot it, he would almost certainly still have his dinner.• This thought now struck him as too simple and certainlyunpleasant in its snobbery, and he tore it up.• And that she most certainly was not, she told herself adamantly.• And it certainly Was, though not in the way the intervieweesassumed.
it is certainly true/possible etc• I am glad that Kay accepts the appeal of the ideal of environmentaltriggering: it is certainly true.• With Michael Barry, it is certainly possible.• More neutrally it is certainly true that the range of courses we offer continues to increase.• And it is certainly true that these earningsdifferentials have had a tendency to diminish in the past.• Yet, it is certainly possible to argue Arden is as dramatically interesting.