昂立外语【新概念培训】分享certain这个词,下面就跟老师一起回忆一下我们新概念课文中出现的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. 某个)
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)
大家发现certain在以上两句话的意思完全不一样,接下来我们来具体总结一下吧~~
Certain一般情况下作形容词,但是如上例子,意思完全不一样。
1. 某些,某几个
A certain man will visit you tomorrow. 明天某人将探访你。
A certain Mr Brown telephoned while you were out。 你出去的时候,一个叫布朗先生的人打电话来了。
To a certain extent, I'm in favor of your project. 从某种程度上说,我赞成你的方案。
注:certain不一定只跟单数。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. 有些事是不能公开说的。
2. 确定的
One thing is certain - she won't give up the money willingly. 有一点是肯定的——她不会心甘情愿地放弃这一笔钱。
I can't say for certain how long I'll be there. 我说不准我在那儿会呆多久。
I don't know for certain if she's coming. 我不能肯定她是否会来。
近义词辨析:
certain, some
Some和certain都表示“某个”时,some后面跟可数名词单数,不加冠词,表“某个”强调不知道、不了解,而certain则是说话人了解不便说而已,后面可以加复数。
如 A certain boy/Two certain boys called you. 一/两个男孩给你打过电话了。
Some girl knocked at your door while you were out. 你外出的时候,有个女孩敲过门。
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