Uncertain
[ ʌn'sɝtn ]
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adj. 不确定的;不稳定的;不明确的;无常的;
💡 词根助记
un不，没有+certain确实的→不确定的，靠不住的
📝 例句
I am still uncertain whether he will come today.
我仍不能肯定他今天是否会来。
Whether we can go tomorrow is uncertain.
我们是否能在明天去还不一定。
Short lifetime means uncertain mass.
短寿命意味着质量不确定。
Their marriage must be at a very uncertain distance.
他们必须在很不确定的将来结婚。
It seems uncertain why he lost the election.
他落选的原因似乎并不清楚。
🌱 联想助记
【记】un-前缀“不”,certain-确定的:不确定的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-cred-表示“信任”
📖 牛津释义
uncertain
adj
1
(a) [usu pred 通常作表语]
~ (about/of sth) not knowing definitely 知道得不确切; 无把握
be/feel uncertain (about) what to do 对要做什麽事拿不定主意
uncertain about/of one's legal rights 不明确自己的合法权利.
(b) not known definitely 未被确切了解
The outcome is still uncertain. 结果仍不明朗.
2 not to be depended on; unreliable 靠不住; 不可信赖
His aim is uncertain. 他的目标不明确.
3 likely to vary; changeable 可能改变; 常变化
uncertain weather 变幻莫测的天气
a man of uncertain temper 喜怒无常的人.
4 hesitant or tentative 犹豫; 迟疑不决
an uncertain voice, smile 吞吞吐吐的说话声、 似笑非笑
the baby's first uncertain steps 婴儿初学行走时不稳的脚步.
5 (idm 习语) in ,no un,certain `terms clearly and forcefully 清楚而有力地
I told him what I thought of him in no uncertain terms! 我毫不含糊地把我对他的看法告诉了他!
🔁 扩展释义
*[,ʌn'sә:tn]a. 不确定的, 无常的, 不确信的, 不可预测的【法】 不确定的, 未定的, 不确信的相关词组: It is uncertain whether be uncertain of
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Do you direct comedies?
您导演喜剧吗？
It was getting very windy in the hills.
山上还刮起了大风。
Dad, this is Zheng Jie, who I knew in Paris.
爸爸，这是郑杰，我是在巴黎认识他的。