The Open Dictionary

certainly

副詞

UK/ˈsɜː.tᵊn.li/
US/ˈsɝː.tᵊn.li/

定義 certainly 副詞

assurance(肯定)

  1. A2

    used to reply completely or to emphasize something and show that there is no doubt about it

    當然；的確；肯定

    • She definitely has a friend named Mark, though I'm not sure if he is her boyfriend.

      她確實有個朋友叫馬克，雖然我不確定他是不是她的男朋友。

    • "This is quite a difficult problem." "Yes, it's certainly not an easy one."

      「這是個相當困難的問題。」「是的，這確實不是個簡單的問題。」

    • "Do you believe that more funding should be allocated to education?" "Certainly!"

      「你認為應該撥更多資金給教育嗎？」「當然！」

agreement(同意)

  1. A2

    used when agreeing or disagreeing strongly to a request

    當然；行

    • "Could you lend me ten pounds?" "Certainly, I can."

      「你能借我十英鎊嗎？」「當然可以。」

    • "Did you take money from my wallet?" "Certainly not!"

      「你從我的錢包裡拿錢了嗎？」「當然沒有！」

    • "Can you help me move these boxes?" "Certainly, I can!"

      「你能幫我搬這些箱子嗎？」「當然可以！」

probability(可能性)

  1. very likely to happen

    必然地；很有可能地

    • If the opinion polls are accurate, she is certainly going to win this election.

      如果民意調查準確，她肯定會贏得這次選舉。

    • His career is certainly going to fail if he doesn't take action.

      如果他不採取行動，他的職業生涯肯定會失敗。