昂立外語【新概念培訓】分享certain這個詞,下面就跟老師一起回憶一下我們新概念課文中出現的certain吧!
1. 新二 Lesson39 ( Am I all right? )—— When the doctor answered the phone, Mr Gilbert said he was inquiring about a certain patient, a Mr John Gilbert. (certain:adj. 某個)
2. 新二Lesson 43 ( Over the South Pole )——At one point, it seemed certain that the air plane would crash.(certain adj. 肯定的)
大家發現certain在以上兩句話的意思完全不一樣,接下來我們來具體總結一下吧~~
Certain一般情況下作形容詞,但是如上例子,意思完全不一樣。
1. 某些,某幾個
A certain man will visit you tomorrow. 明天某人將探訪你。
A certain Mr Brown telephoned while you were out。 你出去的時候,一個叫布朗先生的人打電話來了。
To a certain extent, I'm in favor of your project. 從某種程度上說,我贊成你的方案。
注:certain不一定只跟單數。如:
Certain of those present had had too much to drink. 有些出席的人喝得太多了。
Certain things are not openly spoken about. 有些事是不能公開說的。
2. 確定的
One thing is certain - she won't give up the money willingly. 有一點是肯定的——她不會心甘情愿地放棄這一筆錢。
I can't say for certain how long I'll be there. 我說不準我在那兒會呆多久。
I don't know for certain if she's coming. 我不能肯定她是否會來。
近義詞辨析:
certain, some
Some和certain都表示“某個”時,some后面跟可數名詞單數,不加冠詞,表“某個”強調不知道、不了解,而certain則是說話人了解不便說而已,后面可以加復數。
如 A certain boy/Two certain boys called you. 一/兩個男孩給你打過電話了。
Some girl knocked at your door while you were out. 你外出的時候,有個女孩敲過門。
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