释义 |
no doubt1Used to indicate the speaker’s firm belief that something is true: those who left were attracted, no doubt, by higher pay...- The margin of error that must be accepted for these rough guesses is no doubt a substantial one.
- If the company had any claim to the plant, the position would no doubt be very different.
- Every piece of it in the hands of certain journalists could, no doubt, lead the news.
1.1Used to introduce a concession which is subsequently dismissed as unimportant or irrelevant: they no doubt did what they could to help her, but their best proved insufficient...- Many will no doubt disagree with me but imagine yourself in the following position.
- He will no doubt gain composure with more experience but he allowed him to smother his shot.
- She was guilty, no doubt, but as this immensely moving film makes clear, she was also heartbreakingly human.
See parent entry: doubt |