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cer·tain·ty AHD[sûrʹtn-tē] D.J.[ˈsɜːtntiː]K.K.[ˈsɝtņti]n.（名词）pl. cer.tain.ties 【复数】- The fact, quality, or state of being certain:确定性，确实性：成为确定的事实、性质或状态：the certainty of death.死亡的确定性
- Something that is clearly established or assured:确定的事，必然的事："On the field of battle there are no certainties"(Tom Clancy)“战场没有肯定的事”(汤姆·克兰西)
certainty, certitude, assurance, conviction- These nouns mean freedom from doubt.这些名词都指没有疑问。
- Certainty implies an absence of doubt that is based on a thorough consideration of evidence: Certainty 含有经细致考虑事实后而消除疑虑的意思： "Jealousy feeds upon suspicion,and it turns into fury or it ends as soon as we pass from suspicion to certainty" (La Rochefoucauld). “嫉妒借猜疑而存在，它或转化为愤怒或在我们将怀疑转为确定时消失。” （拉·罗切福柯德）。
- Certitude is certainty that is based more on personal belief than on objective facts: Certitude 是更多地基于个人信念而非客观事实的确定性： "Certitude is not the test of certainty" (Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.). “确信并非确定的验证” （小奥利佛·温德尔·霍姆斯）。
- Assurance is a feeling of confidence resulting from subjective experience: Assurance 是一种由主观经验而产生的一种有信心的感觉： "There is no such thing as absolute certainty, but there is assurance sufficient for the purposes of human life" (John Stuart Mill). “没有绝对的必然性这样的东西，但有足够满足人们生活目的的信心” （约翰·斯图亚特·穆勒）。
- Conviction is certainty arising from the vanquishment of doubt: Conviction 是由克服疑虑而产生的自信： "The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved" (Victor Hugo). “生活中至高无上的幸福是确信我们为人所爱。” （维克多·雨果）
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