certainly

UK:  ['sɜː(r)t(ə)nli]

US:  ['sɜrt(ə)nli]

adv.

1.〔口语〕〔回答语〕当然,自然可以;不错,的确是那样,的确是的

2.当然,显然,自然

3.的确,肯定,一定,必然,势必

4.的确,无疑,一定,必定

5.无疑,毫无疑问,不用说

6.绝对;准确地;一点儿不错

7.实在

8.十分

1 . Although it is now very frail, but I believe it will certainly be able to one day into the clouds.
虽然它现在很孱弱，但我相信它有一天一定能够冲入云霄。

2 . There was certainly no difference between them in terms of intelligence.
在智力方面他们之间当然没有差别。

3 . A. Certainly three days a week, so at least two-thirds of the time.
一个星期肯定有三天，因而起码有三分之二的时间。

4 . WE may certainly say of Gracian what Heine by an amiable fiction said of himself: he was one of the first men of his century.
我们可以坦然地引用海涅在他平易近人的小说中形容自己的话来形容葛拉西安：“他是本世纪第一男子。”

5 . Investors in financial markets, certainly, seem to be expecting more of the same from the US rather than direct confrontation.
当然，金融市场投资者似乎更希望美国维持当前策略，而不是展开直接对抗。