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certain

A2 adj

certain /ˈsɝ.tən/ nghĩa là chắc chắn

Các nghĩa

  1. chắc chắn

    Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.

    I was certain of my decision.

    […] I think, nay, I may say that I'm sartain, we'll have a hurricane afore morning. It's not the first time I've cruised in these latitudes.

  2. chắc chắn, không thể nghi ngờ

    Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.

    Now that more experiments have been run, the theory is certain and the argument is settled.

    […]the dreame is certaine, and the interpretation thereof ſure.

  3. chắc chắn xảy ra, không tránh khỏi

    Sure to happen, inevitable; assured.

    It is certain that Spain will reach the finals. / Spain is now certain to reach the finals. / Spain is now certain of a place in the finals.

    Bankruptcy is the certain outcome of your constant gambling and lending.

    […]death (as the Pſalmiſt ſaith) is certaine to all, all ſhall die.

  4. không sai, không thể sai lầm

    Unfailing; infallible.

    I have often wished, that I knew so certain a remedy in any other disease

  5. cố định, đều đặn

    Fixed; regular; determinate.

    at certain intervals

  6. nào đó, nhất định (không xác định)

    Particular and definite, but unspecified or unnamed; used to introduce someone or something without going into further detail.

    Every wine has a certain distinctive character which sets it apart from all others.

    Each morning, she would see a certain man rush past her window on his way to work.

    And it came to paſſe, when he was in a certaine citie[…]

+ 2 nghĩa khác

  1. nào đó (ám chỉ người/vật cụ thể)

    Used to denote that the speaker is referring to a specific person or thing that they do not want to name directly, implying that the listener should infer the identity of the referent.

    euphemistic

    I would have been here on time, but a certain someone lost the car keys!

  2. đã nêu tên nhưng chưa nhắc đến trước đó

    Named but not previously mentioned.

    Looking inside the cover, they learned that the book had once belonged to a certain R. Jones.

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