| 单词 | uncertainty |
| 释义 | uncertainty (once / 422 pages) n When you have uncertainty, that means you're not really sure. If you missed a lot of classes and didn't study much, you may have uncertainty about whether you passed your big math test. The noun uncertainty describes a state of doubt. You might view with uncertainty a claim that a $100 investment will return $500 by next month. Uncertainty can also involve being dependent on chance. Your uncle might have uncertainty that he'll have a job next year because his company might be closing one of its branch offices. WORD FAMILYuncertainty: uncertainties+/certainty: certainties, uncertainty USAGE EXAMPLESThe US dabbled ineffectually in helping the rebel cause, hobbled by uncertainty over the groups it was dealing with. The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017) “There’s a lot of uncertainty around Duterte,” one of the officials said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) "The relatively wide range for the forecast reflects the higher-than-normal degree of uncertainty regarding the prospects for the UK economy next year," he says. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the state of being unsure of something Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude certainty the state of being certain arriere pensee, mental reservation, reservation an unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly distrust, misgiving, mistrust, suspiciondoubt about someone's honesty disbelief, incredulity, mental rejection, skepticismdoubt about the truth of something indecision, indecisiveness, irresolutiondoubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action peradventuredoubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case suspensean uncertain cognitive state hesitation, vacillation, waveringindecision in speech or action cognitive state, state of mind the state of a person's cognitive processes 2n being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance the uncertainty of the outcome Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper precariousness, uncertainness certainty, foregone conclusion, sure thing something that is certain doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, question uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something indefiniteness, indefinity, indeterminacy, indeterminateness, indeterminationthe quality of being vague and poorly defined unpredictabilitylacking predictability improbability, improbablenessthe quality of being improbable fortuitousnessthe quality of happening accidentally and by lucky chance speculativenessthe quality of being a conclusion or opinion based on supposition and conjecture rather than on fact or investigation inconclusivenessthe quality of being inconclusive unlikelihood, unlikelinessthe improbability of a specified outcome quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
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