1[uncountableU]SURE the state of being completely certain 确实,确定性
with certainty
She knew with absolute certainty that he’d say no.
她绝对肯定他会说不。
The result is impossible to predict with any degree of certainty.
这一结果完全无法确切预测。
2[uncountableU] the fact that something is certain to happen 确实(性),确信,确知
certainty of (doing) something
the certainty of being caught
被抓的必然
certainty that
There’s no certainty that he’ll remember.
他不一定记得起来。
3[countableC]CERTAINLY/DEFINITELY something that is definitely true or that will definitely happen 必然的事,确定的事
He usually does quite well, but it’s not a certainty.
通常他都做得相当好,但也并不一定。
The only certainty is that there will need to be major changes.
唯一能够确定的事就是需要重大的变革。
Examples from the Corpus
certainty• Further job cutbacks are a certainty.• On the other hand, we can never possess such a certainty that some one loves us.• It is also wiser not to treat every offer as an 18-carat-gold certainty.• Patrick Gabriel had brought corruption, disturbing order, shaking the certainties that Quex needed.• The theological certainties he found in others intrigued, but never convinced Eyre.• This diagnosis can be established with certainty only by testing the cerebrospinal fluid.
with certainty• No one can say with any certainty how much oil is there.