certainties

英 [ˈsɜːtntiz]

美 [ˈsɜrtəntiz]

n.  确实的事; 必然的事; 确信; 确实; 确定性
certainty的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 确定;有把握
  Certaintyis the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• N-UNCOUNT 必然(性);肯定(性)
  Certaintyis the fact that something is certain to happen.
  1. A general election became a certainty three weeks ago.
     3个星期前举行普选已确定无疑。
  2. ...the certainty of more violence and bloodshed...
     发生更多暴力和流血事件的必然性
  3. 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。
• N-COUNT 确定无疑的事情;必然的事
  Certaintiesare things that nobody has any doubts about.
  1. There are no certainties in modern Europe...
     当代欧洲没有什么是确定无疑的。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• It will undoubtedly cause puzzlement and consternation among those who yearn for the false certainties of an earlier era.
  但毋庸置疑，这会令那些渴望延续旧日错误的人们感到困惑和惊恐。
• Yes, but one can't always work on certainties.
  是的，但是人不可能做什么事都那么有把握。
• In fact, he considered calling his masterwork "Invariance Theory" rather than "Relativity Theory," because it was based on underlying invariances and certainties.
  实际上，他没把自己的得意之作叫为“相对论”而是“恒定理论”，因为它是建立在不变性和必然性之上。
• It is far too soon for any certainties about ultimate outcomes.
  不过，要说最终结果现在已见分晓还为时过早。
• If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts.
  如果一个人以种种肯定的立论开始，他必将以各种怀疑而终止。
• They destroy wealth, sap happiness and crush old certainties.
  它们摧毁了财富，吞噬了幸福，破坏了旧的确定性。
• There are few absolute certainties in life.
  生活中几乎没有绝对确定的事。
• I never bet on certainties.
  我从不打十拿九稳的赌。
• Beneath all of Einstein's theories, including relativity, was a quest for certainties and absolutes.
  实际不然，爱因斯坦所有理论（包括相对论）背后对必然和绝对的追求。
• But the eurozone crisis provides both a need and an opportunity to rethink old certainties.
  但欧元区危机使我们需要并且有机会反思这些一成不变的条条框框。