a means, method, or expedient that can be relied on to attain an intended end; a person whose agency, or the use of whose name, will ensure success.
| 单词 | θ128309 |
| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > certain prospect or possession > [noun] > something easily done or acquired (11) sure card?1562 a means, method, or expedient that can be relied on to attain an intended end; a person whose agency, or the use of whose name, will ensure success. sure thing1836 Originally with reference to betting: something regarded as certain to win, succeed, or happen; a secure prospect. open-and-shut1841 Simple, straightforward; esp. designating a legal case in which there is no doubt as to the outcome. In early use frequently with dead. cinch1888 figurative. A firm or secure hold; a sure, safe, or easy thing; a dead certainty. Also attributive. Originally U.S. cert1889 A certainty (esp. in a dead cert); spec. in horse racing, a horse that is considered certain to win. snipa1890 slang. Something easily obtained or won; a sure thing, a certainty. pinch1897 slang. A thing which is easy to accomplish or attain; a certainty, a cinch. lead-pipe1898 Used attributively with cinch to denote a complete certainty. U.S. colloquial. sitter1898 Anything easy or (apparently) bound to succeed. Sport. An easy catch, stroke, or shot. Frequently in to miss a sitter. stone ginger1936 (a) (see sense 17b); (b) slang a certainty, a ‘sure thing’ (cf. sense 18a above); also as adj., certain. slam dunk1984 North American colloquial. Something expected to prove totally successful; a secure prospect; an easy victory. |
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