be uncertain about/of sth
about和of可互换,表示对某事物缺乏信心或把握。
She is uncertain about her future.
她对自己的未来不确定。
不确定的;没有把握的;不确信的
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
不确定的;没有把握的;不确信的
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
She is uncertain about her future.
她对自己的未来不确定。
不确定的;不确定的
Not certain; unsure.
缺乏信心或保证的
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
不确定的;可疑的
Not known for certain; questionable.
尚未确定的,未知的
not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown
I am uncertain about the exact time of the meeting.
我不确定会议的确切时间。
AI contextual example
She felt uncertain whether to accept the job offer.
她对于是否接受这份工作感到不确定。
AI contextual example
The future of the project remains uncertain.
这个项目的未来仍不确定。
AI contextual example
uncertain of his convictions
他无法确定自己的信念
WordNet
about和of可互换,表示对某事物缺乏信心或把握。
She is uncertain about her future.
她对自己的未来不确定。
后接从句,表示对某个事实或可能性不确定。
I am uncertain whether he will come.
我不确定他是否会来。
it作形式主语,that从句为真正主语,强调事件的不确定性。
It is uncertain that the project will finish on time.
这个项目能否按时完成还不确定。
直接修饰名词,作定语。
They face an uncertain future.
他们面临一个不确定的未来。
Not this
I have an uncertain about the future.
Use this
I have uncertainty about the future.
Uncertain 是形容词,不能直接用作名词。应使用名词形式 uncertainty。
Not this
I am uncertain for the answer.
Use this
I am uncertain about the answer.
介词搭配错误:uncertain 后通常接 about 或 of,表示不确定的内容。中文里“对...不确定”用“对”,但英文用 about,而不是 for。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
对…不确定
I'm uncertain about what to do next.
我对接下来该做什么不确定。
不确定的未来
The company faces an uncertain future.
这家公司面临着不确定的未来。
不确定的结果
The election outcome is still uncertain.
选举结果仍然不确定。
不确定的时代
We are living in uncertain times.
我们正生活在不确定的时代。
多变的天气
The weather is uncertain this week.
这周的天气不稳定。
毫不含糊地;明确地
He told her in no uncertain terms that he would not help.
他毫不含糊地告诉她他不会帮忙。
缺乏自信;不肯定
She felt uncertain of herself during the interview.
面试时她感到缺乏自信。
Use uncertain naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
单词 'uncertain' 由 'un-'(不)和 'certain'(确定)组成,合起来就是'不确定'。
中性注册,常见于学术、新闻报道、日常对话等描述不确定性、未定状态或缺乏把握的场景。通常不涉及强烈情感,适用于多种正式与非正式场合。
Words ending in -tain that rhyme with 'uncertain' (stressed vowel /ɜːr/ followed by /tn/): certain and curtain. Others (captain, mountain, fountain, villain) have different stressed vowels and do not rhyme, despite sharing the '-tain' spelling.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.