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un·cer·tain
/ˌʌnˈsɚ/
(
a
.)不確定的,無常的,不確信的,不可預測的
From:
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uncertain
不確定
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Un·cer·tain
a.
1.
Not
certain
;
not
having
certain
knowledge
;
not
assured
in
mind
;
distrustful
.
Man
,
without
the
protection
of
a
superior
Being
, . . .
is
uncertain
of
everything
that
he
hopes
for
.
--
Tillotson
.
2.
Irresolute
;
inconsonant
;
variable
;
untrustworthy
;
as
,
an
uncertain
person
;
an
uncertain
breeze
.
O
woman
!
in
our
hours
of
ease
,
Uncertain
,
coy
,
and
hard
to
please
! --
Sir
W
.
Scott
.
3.
Questionable
;
equivocal
;
indefinite
;
problematical
.
“The
fashion
of
uncertain
evils.”
From
certain
dangers
to
uncertain
praise
.
--
Dryden
.
4.
Not
sure
;
liable
to
fall
or
err
;
fallible
.
Soon
bent
his
bow
,
uncertain
in
his
aim
.
--
Dryden
.
Whistling
slings
dismissed
the
uncertain
stone
.
--
Gay
.
Syn:
--
See
Precarious
.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Un·cer·tain
,
v. t.
To
make
uncertain
. [
Obs
.]
◄
►
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
uncertain
adj
1:
lacking
or
indicating
lack
of
confidence
or
assurance
;
"
uncertain
of
his
convictions
"; "
unsure
of
himself
and
his
future
"; "
moving
with
uncertain
(
or
unsure
)
steps
"; "
an
uncertain
smile
"; "
touched
the
ornaments
with
uncertain
fingers
" [
syn
:
unsure
,
incertain
]
[
ant
:
certain(p)
,
certain(p)
]
2:
not
established
beyond
doubt
;
still
undecided
or
unknown
;
"
an
uncertain
future
"; "
a
manuscript
of
uncertain
origin
";
"
plans
are
still
uncertain
"; "
changes
of
great
if
uncertain
consquences
"; "
without
further
evidence
his
story
must
remain
uncertain
" [
ant
:
certain(p)
]
3:
not
established
or
confirmed
; "
his
doom
is
as
yet
unsealed
"
[
syn
:
unsealed
] [
ant
:
sealed
]
4:
not
firm
or
secure
; "
balancing
three
boxes
in
an
uncertain
pile
"
5:
not
certain
to
occur
;
not
inevitable
; "
everything
is
uncertain
about
the
army
"; "
the
issue
is
uncertain
" [
ant
:
certain
]
6:
subject
to
change
; "
a
changeable
climate
"; "
the
weather
is
uncertain
"; "
unsettled
weather
with
rain
and
hail
and
sunshine
coming
one
right
after
the
other
" [
syn
:
changeable
,
unsettled
]
7:
not
safe
from
danger
or
mishap
; "
faced
an
uncertain
future
";
"
an
unsure
existence
" [
syn
:
unsure
]
8:
not
consistent
or
dependable
; "
an
uncertain
recollection
of
events
"; "
a
gun
with
a
rather
uncertain
trigger
"
9:
ambiguous
(
especially
in
the
negative
); "
she
spoke
in
no
uncertain
terms
"
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