VOA一分鐘英語(yǔ)：?jiǎn)卧~ certain 怎么用？
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(lái)在不提供細(xì)節(jié)的前提下表示 “某個(gè)特定的人或事物”。這個(gè)視頻教你 “certain” 的常見用法。
用法總結(jié)
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(wú)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(duì)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(gè)，某些，某位”，代指 “事物或人”，但不提供具體細(xì)節(jié)。
Hello? Boss? For certain personal reasons I can't come to work today.
Certain foods are easier to buy than others.
用法總結(jié)
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(wú)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(duì)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(gè)，某些，某位”，代指 “事物或人”，但不提供具體細(xì)節(jié)。
Hello? Boss? For certain personal reasons I can't come to work today.
Certain foods are easier to buy than others.
