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 cer·tain·ty /ˈsɝtṇti/
 肯定,確信,有把握,一定,必然

 Cer·tain·ty n.; pl. Certainties
 1. The quality, state, or condition, of being certain.
    The certainty of punishment is the truest security against crimes.
 2. A fact or truth unquestionable established.
    Certainties are uninteresting and sating.   --Landor.
 3. Law Clearness; freedom from ambiguity; lucidity.
 Of a certainty, certainly.
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 certainty
      n 1: the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the
           others" [ant: doubt]
      2: something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty"
         [syn: sure thing, foregone conclusion] [ant: uncertainty]