uncertain是什麽意思

uncertain

英 [ʌn'sɜːt(ə)n; -tɪn] 美 [ʌn'sɝtn]

adj. 無常的；含糊的；靠不住的；遲疑不決的

英文詞源

uncertain (adj.): c. 1300, "of indeterminate time or occurrence," from un- (1) "not" + certain (adj.). Meaning "not fully confident" is recorded from late 14c. (implied in uncertainty). Related: Uncertainly.

雙語例句

1. Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future.: 全國各地學生前途未卜。

2. The sandbank was uncertain, like quicksand under his feet.: 那個沙壩並不穩固，他腳下如同踩著流沙一般。

3. For a minute he looked uncertain, and then recovered his composure.: 有一小會兒他看上去有些遲疑不定，之後又恢複了鎮定。

4. The future for manned space flight is looking increasingly uncertain.: 載人宇宙飛行的前景看上去充滿了越來越多的變數。

5. He stopped, uncertain how to put the question tactfully.: 他停頓下來，猶豫著該如何巧妙地提出那個問題。

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