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形容詞 “certain” 可以表示 “確定的,肯定的”。常用搭配有 “for certain” 和 “be certain about something”。此外,“certain” 還可以用來在不提供細節(jié)的前提下表示 “某個特定的人或事物”。這個視頻教你 “certain” 的常見用法。
1 形容詞 “certain” 可以表示 “百分百確定的,有把握的”。
I am certain that Tuesday is the day before Wednesday.
Are you certain we are at the right place?
2 搭配 “for certain” 表示 “肯定地,確定無疑地”。
Tuesday comes before Wednesday, for certain.
He can't say for certain whether they'll be on time or not.
3 搭配 “be certain about something” 表示 “對某事有把握、很確定”。
I am certain about the length of this video. It's one minute long.
She is certain about the date of the event.?
4 “Certain” 還可以表示 “某個,某些,某位”,代指 “事物或人”,但不提供具體細節(jié)。
Hello? Boss? For certain personal reasons I can't come to work today.
Certain foods are easier to buy than others.