certain 音標拼音: [s'ɚtən]
a . 肯定的,確信的,有把握的,一定的,必然的
肯定的,確信的,有把握的,一定的,必然的
certain adj 1 :
definite but not specified or identified ; "
set aside a certain sum each week "; "
to a certain degree "; "
certain breeds do not make good pets "; "
certain members have not paid their dues "; "
a certain popular teacher "; "
a certain Mrs .
Jones "
2 :
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty ;
confident and assured ; "
felt certain of success "; "
was sure (
or certain )
she had seen it "; "
was very sure in his beliefs "; "
sure of her friends " [
synonym : {
certain (
p )}, {
sure }] [
ant : {
incertain },
{
uncertain }, {
unsure }]
3 :
established beyond doubt or question ;
definitely known ; "
what is certain is that every effect must have a cause "; "
it is certain that they were on the bus "; "
his fate is certain ";
"
the date for the invasion is certain " [
ant : {
uncertain }]
4 :
certain to occur ;
destined or inevitable ; "
he was certain to fail "; "
his fate is certain "; "
In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes "-
Benjamin Franklin ; "
he faced certain death "; "
sudden but sure regret "; "
he is sure to win "
[
synonym : {
certain }, {
sure }] [
ant : {
uncertain }]
5 :
established irrevocably ; "
his fate is sealed " [
synonym : {
sealed },
{
certain }] [
ant : {
uncertain }, {
unsealed }]
6 :
reliable in operation or effect ; "
a quick and certain remedy "; "
a sure way to distinguish the two "; "
wood dust is a sure sign of termites " [
synonym : {
certain }, {
sure }]
7 :
exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance ;
"
be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through "; "
be sure to lock the doors " [
synonym : {
certain }, {
sure }]
Certain \
Cer "
tain \,
a . [
F .
certain ,
fr . (
assumed )
LL .
certanus ,
fr .
L .
certus determined ,
fixed ,
certain ,
orig .
p .
p .
of cernere to perceive ,
decide ,
determine ;
akin to Gr . ?
to decide ,
separate ,
and to E .
concern ,
critic ,
crime ,
riddle a sieve ,
rinse ,
v .]
1 .
Assured in mind ;
having no doubts ;
free from suspicions concerning .
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To make her certain of the sad event . --
Dryden .
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I myself am certain of you . --
Wyclif .
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2 .
Determined ;
resolved ; --
used with an infinitive .
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However ,
I with thee have fixed my lot ,
Certain to undergo like doom . --
Milton .
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3 .
Not to be doubted or denied ;
established as a fact .
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The dream is certain ,
and the interpretation thereof sure . --
Dan .
ii .
45 .
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4 .
Actually existing ;
sure to happen ;
inevitable .
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Virtue that directs our ways Through certain dangers to uncertain praise .
--
Dryden .
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Death ,
as the Psalmist saith ,
is certain to all .
--
Shak .
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5 .
Unfailing ;
infallible .
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I have often wished that I knew as certain a remedy for any other distemper . --
Mead .
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6 .
Fixed or stated ;
regular ;
determinate .
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The people go out and gather a certain rate every day . --
Ex .
xvi .
4 .
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7 .
Not specifically named ;
indeterminate ;
indefinite ;
one or some ; --
sometimes used independenty as a noun ,
and meaning certain persons .
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It came to pass when he was in a certain city .
--
Luke .
v .
12 .
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About everything he wrote there was a certain natural grace und decorum . --
Macaulay .
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{
For certain },
assuredly .
{
Of a certain },
certainly .
Syn :
Bound ;
sure ;
true ;
undeniable ;
unquestionable ;
undoubted ;
plain ;
indubitable ;
indisputable ;
incontrovertible ;
unhesitating ;
undoubting ;
fixed ;
stated .
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Certain \
Cer "
tain \,
n .
1 .
Certainty . [
Obs .] --
Gower .
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2 .
A certain number or quantity . [
Obs .] --
Chaucer .
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Certain \
Cer "
tain \,
adv .
Certainly . [
Obs .] --
Milton .
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286 Moby Thesaurus words for "
certain ":
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not singular ,
not surprised ,
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nuncupative ,
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one ,
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permanent ,
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secure ,
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set ,
settled ,
several ,
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simple ,
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singular ,
sold on ,
sole ,
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solipsistic ,
solitary ,
some ,
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specific ,
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standard ,
stated ,
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stipulated ,
substantiated ,
suggestive ,
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sure ,
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sure as fate ,
sure -
enough ,
surefire ,
symptomatic ,
telling ,
traditional ,
true ,
true as gospel ,
trustworthy ,
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unalterable ,
unambiguous ,
unanalyzable ,
unavoidable ,
unchanging ,
unconfuted ,
uncontestable ,
uncontrollable ,
undeflectable ,
undeniable ,
undenied ,
under the impression ,
undisputed ,
undivided ,
undoubted ,
undoubtful ,
undoubting ,
unequivocal ,
unerring ,
unerroneous ,
unevadable ,
unfailing ,
unfallacious ,
unfalse ,
uniform ,
unique ,
unitary ,
univocal ,
unmistakable ,
unmistaken ,
unnamed ,
unpreventable ,
unquestionable ,
unquestioned ,
unrefuted ,
unspecified ,
unstoppable ,
unsurprised ,
unyielding ,
valid ,
validated ,
various ,
veracious ,
verifiable ,
verified ,
veritable ,
waiting ,
waiting for ,
warranted ,
watching for ,
weighty ,
well -
grounded ,
whole ,
written
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