uncertainty

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ʌnˈsɜːtənti/    美 /ʌnˈsɝtənti/|/ɐnˈsɜːtənti/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction. uncountable
    — “Well,” I answered, at first with uncertainty, then with inspiration, “he would do splendidly to lead your cotillon, if you think of having one.” ¶ “So you do not dance, Mr. Crocker?” ¶ I was somewhat set back by her perspicuity.
  2. Something uncertain or ambiguous. countable
    — Despite these uncertainties, Clarke told MPs he was convinced of the need to order trains powered by batteries. He said: "We're calling for a 'no regrets' order of battery trains because we see them always having a future. We see them being fundable, financeable, similar cost to diesel trains, and we know that however much electrification we would aspire to do, there's always going to be at least a third of the network that isn't electrified.
  3. A parameter that measures the dispersion of a range of measured values. uncountable

词形变化

uncertainties plural uncertainity alternative,India

词汇关系

近义词
uncertainness
反义词
certainty closure
衍生词
cone of uncertainty corridor of uncertainty Heisenberg uncertainty principle Knightian uncertainty uncertainty aversion uncertainty principle

词源

From Middle English uncerteynte; equivalent to un- + certainty or uncertain + -ty.
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