| 单词 | a certain |
| 释义 | a certain From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha certaina certaina) used to say that an amount is not greatYou may need to do a certain amount of work in the evenings.to a certain extent/degree (=partly, but not completely)I do agree with his ideas to a certain extent. b) enough of a particular quality to be noticedThere’s a certain prestige about going to a private school. c) formal used to talk about someone you do not know but whose name you have been tolda certain Mr Franks → certainExamples from the Corpusa certain• The restaurant has a certain charm.• There's a certain Mrs. Myles on the telephone.• A baby was crying, and I felt a certain sympathy for it. |
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