c. 1300, certeynte, "surety, pledge," from Anglo-French certeinté (late 13c.), Old French certainete "certainty," from Latin or Vulgar Latin *certanitatem (source of Old Spanish certanedad); see certain. Meaning "that which is certain" is attested from early 14c.; meaning "quality of being certain" is from mid-14c.
雙語例句
1. Such attitudes are valueless unless they reflect inner cognition and certainty.
這種態度如果不能反映內心的認知和把握就毫無價值。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Her return to the team now seems a certainty.
她的歸隊現在似乎已成定局。
來自《權威詞典》
3. I know for a certainty that the company has been bought up.
我確實知道公司已經被人收購了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. It's a dead certainty that this horse will win the race.
這匹馬在比賽中獲勝是必定的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. I can't say with any certainty where I shall be next week.