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certainty noun
⇨ certainty (moral certainties) ⇨ faith (say sth with certainty) certainty noun certainty ♦︎ inevitability ♦︎ necessity ♦︎ a foregone conclusion ♦︎ a sure thingThese are all words for sth that you believe will definitely happen. 这些词均表示据信必定发生之事。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a certainty / an inevitability about sth◆an absolute certainty / necessity◆the one / only certainty / necessity■ certainty [countable] an event that will definitely happen; a fact or situation that is not doubted by anybody 必然的事；确实的事（或情况）◆Her return to the team now seems a certainty.她的归队现在似乎已经确定了。◆The end of the Cold War marked the collapse of many old political certainties.冷战结束标志着许多旧的政治环境下必然发生的事从此消亡。OPP uncertainty ⇨ doubt noun 2 ■ inevitability / /ɪnˌevɪtəˈbɪləti/ / [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the fact that sth will definitely happen and cannot be avoided or prevented, especially sth bad or unpleasant; an event that will definitely happen （尤指坏事的）不可避免；必然发生的事◆We must all, sooner or later, confront the inevitability of death.或早或晚，我们都必须面对必然到来的死亡。◆World war has ceased to be an inevitability.世界大战再不是无可避免的了。 see also inevitable ⇨ inevitable ■ necessity / /nəˈsesəti/ / [countable, usually singular] a situation that must happen and that cannot be avoided, especially in order to do or achieve sth else 必然的状况，不可避免的情况（尤指为了做或实现另一事情）◆Living in London he felt, was an unfortunate necessity.他觉得在伦敦生活是迫于无奈。■ a ˌforegone conˈclusion idiom a result that is certain to happen 预料中的必然结局◆The outcome of the vote is a foregone conclusion.选举结果一如所料。■ a ˌsure ˈthing idiom (especially NAmE, rather informal, especially business 尤用于商业) something that is certain to happen 必定发生的事情◆An increase in crude oil prices now looks like a sure thing.现在看来，原油价格一定会上涨。 faith noun faith ♦︎ belief ♦︎ trust ♦︎ confidence ♦︎ certainty ♦︎ convictionThese are all words for the feeling that you have when you are sure about sb/sth's abilities or good qualities. 这些词均表示信任、相信、信心。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆faith / belief / trust / confidence in sb / sth◆great / absolute faith / belief / trust / confidence / certainty / conviction◆public faith / belief / trust / confidence◆to have / show faith / trust / confidence◆to lack faith / belief / confidence / conviction◆to lose faith / sb's trust / confidence◆to undermine faith / belief / trust / confidence / certainty◆to shake sb's faith / belief / confidence / conviction◆to destroy sb's faith / belief / trust / confidence◆to put / place your faith / trust in sb / sth◆a lack of faith / belief / trust / confidence / certainty / conviction■ faith [uncountable, singular] the feeling of being sure about sb's ability or good qualities; the feeling of being sure that sb/sth will do what they promise 信任；相信；信心◆I have great faith in you－I know you'll do well.我对你有信心，我知道你会干好的。◆Her friend's kindness restored her faith in human nature.她朋友的善意使她恢复了对人性的信心。ⓘ If you have blind faith in sb/sth, you believe in them without question, often in a way that seems unreasonable to others. * blind faith指对人或事物不加怀疑的盲目相信，在别人看来常显得有些不可理喻。 see also faith ⇨ religion , faithful ⇨ reliable 1 ■ belief [uncountable] a strong feeling that sb/sth exists or is true; faith that sb/sth is good or right 相信；信心◆I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing.我佩服他对自己工作所抱的坚定信心。◆Belief in God is more than a matter of logic.信仰上帝是超越逻辑的事情。 see also believe in sth ⇨ in favour (of sb/sth) , believe in sb ⇨ trust verb ▸ believe verb [transitive, intransitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) ◆I don't believe you!我不相信你的话！◆People used to believe that the earth was flat.人们一度认为地球是平的。◆The god appears only to those who believe.神只对信者显现。OPP disbelieve ⇨ suspect ■ trust [uncountable] the feeling that you can rely on sb/sth because they are good, sincere and honest and will not try to harm or deceive you 相信；信任；信赖◆It has taken years to earn their trust.花了好多年才赢得他们的信任。◆She will not betray your trust (= do sth that you have asked her not to do).她不会辜负你对她的信任。◆Many people feel it is a breach of trust to give out information about their loved one.许多人认为公开关于所爱之人的事情是背信行为。 see also trust ⇨ trust verb , trusted ⇨ reliable 1 , trusting ⇨ naive ■ confidence [uncountable] the feeling that you can be sure about the abilities or good qualities of sb/sth 信心；信任；信赖◆A fall in unemployment will help to restore consumer confidence.失业人数的下降会有助于恢复消费者的信心。◆She has every confidence in her students' abilities.她完全相信自己学生的能力。 see also confident ⇨ sure , have confidence in sb/sth ⇨ trust verb NOTE 辨析 Faith or confidence? Faith is used especially in the context of human relationships; confidence is used especially in business contexts. * faith尤用于描述人际关系的语境，confidence尤用于商务语境。■ certainty [uncountable] the state of having no doubt that sth is true or correct 确信；确实；确定性◆There is no certainty that the president's removal would end the civil war.总统下台是否会结束内战现在还很难说。◆I can't say with any certainty where I'll be next week.我无法确定我下周会在什么地方。 OPP uncertainty ⇨ doubt noun 1 see also certain ⇨ sure ■ conviction / /kənˈvɪkʃn/ / [uncountable] the feeling or appearance of believing sth strongly and of being sure about it 深信；坚信；肯定◆'Not true!' she said with conviction.“不对！”她肯定地说道。◆The leader's speech in defence of the policy didn't carry much conviction.那位领导人为政策辩护的讲话不是很有说服力。 |