Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #4284
certainty
确定性；确信
核心释义
指状态，通常不可数
the state of being certain
- 1.
确定的状态；确定性。
The state of being certain.
- 2.
确定性
the state of being certain
- 3.
确定的事实；确定的事情。
An instance of being certain.
- 4.
确定的事
something that is certain
- 5.
无可置疑的事实或真理。
A fact or truth unquestionably established.
确定的事；必然的事；确定的状态；确定性。；确定性；确定的事实；确定的事情。；确定的事
用法In use
I cannot say with certainty when the package will arrive.
用法提示：表示“确定的状态”，用作不可数名词，常与介词with搭配。
After years of research, the scientist spoke about her theory with certainty.
用法提示：表示“确定的状态”，强调信心或把握。
One certainty in life is that things will change.
用法提示：表示“确定的事物”，用作可数名词，常与不定冠词连用。
his certainty reassured the others
his victory is a certainty
with certainty
常作为状语，表示确信无疑。
She knew with certainty that she had passed the exam.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- with certainty
- 确定地，肯定地
- I can say with certainty that he will arrive tomorrow.我可以肯定地说他明天会到。
- absolute certainty
- 绝对确定性
- There is no absolute certainty in scientific theories.科学理论中没有绝对的确定性。
- moral certainty
- 道德上的确定性（几乎确定）
- The jury had moral certainty of his guilt.陪审团几乎确定他有罪。
- certainty of success
- 成功的把握
- Her preparation gave her a certainty of success.她的准备让她有成功的把握。
- a certainty
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象‘certain’加上‘ty’表示状态，就是‘确定的性质’。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于正式或中性语境，表示确定性或确信的事实。
语法说明Grammar Note
作'确定无疑的事'解时为可数名词，常与不定冠词连用；作'确定性'解时为不可数名词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the spelling ending -ty, which is pronounced unstressed /ti/. However, they do not rhyme with 'certainty' because the stressed vowels differ. 'Certainty' is stressed on the first syllable (/ˈsɜːr/), while these words have stressed vowels like /uː/, /eɪ/, /ɒ/, /ɛ/, /ɪ/, /ɑː/ respectively.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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