uncertainty

英 [ʌnˈsɜːtnti]

美 [ʌnˈsɜːrtnti]

n.  犹豫; 迟疑; 无把握; 拿不定的事; 令人无把握的局面

复数：uncertainties　

IELTS化学

Collins.2 / BNC.2981 / COCA.3728

牛津词典

noun

• 犹豫；迟疑；无把握
  the state of being uncertain
  1. There is considerable uncertainty about the company's future.
     这家公司的前景相当渺茫。
  2. He had an air of uncertainty about him.
     他显出将信将疑的神情。
• 拿不定的事；令人无把握的局面
  something that you cannot be sure about; a situation that causes you to be or feel uncertain
  1. life's uncertainties
     人生的不可知因素
  2. the uncertainties of war
     战争带来的不确定性

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 不确定；犹疑
  Uncertaintyis a state of doubt about the future or about what is the right thing to do.
  1. ...a period of political uncertainty.
     政治动荡的一段时期
  2. ...the uncertainties of life on the West Coast.
     西海岸生活的迷茫

英英释义

noun

• being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
  1. the uncertainty of the outcome
  2. the precariousness of his income
  Synonym:uncertainnessprecariousness
• the state of being unsure of something
  Synonym:doubtincertitudedubietydoubtfulnessdubiousness

双语例句

• One option gives me a pile of hard cash, but uncertainty and the stigma of unemployment.
  选择一给了我一笔实实在在的现金，但也带来了不确定性和失业这个污点。
• The thesis puts emphasis on the uncertainty of dynamic economic law, including the uncertainty of economic law's legislation, execution and judicature.
  本文对经济法的不确定性的研究侧重于经济法在动态意义上的不确定性，即经济立法、经济执法和经济司法的不确定性。
• Through performance-based fire protection design analysis of uncertainties, there are accidental and cognitive uncertainty.
  通过性能化防火设计中不确定性因素的分析，主要有偶然的和认知的不确定性。
• The climate is a complex system, of course, and forecasting it fraught with uncertainty.
  当然，气候是个复杂的系统，对气候进行预测也充满了不确定性。
• Separation, they say, could cause uncertainty, confusion and inefficiency.
  他们称，分开可能导致不确定性、困惑和效率低下。
• A method for evaluation of uncertainty was established with standard deviation of relative error.
  建立了一种以相对误差的标准偏差统计不确定度的评估方法。
• Uncertainty is a discouragement to investment.
  不确定性令投资者裹足不前。
• China had created uncertainty, insecurity and instability in the region.
  中国在该地区制造了不确定性、不安全和不稳定。
• All this uncertainty breeds insecurity.
  这样变来变去使人产生不安全感。
• The only thing to do is to fling caution to the winds and make a decision, right or wrong; anything is better than uncertainty.
  唯一可行的就是大胆作出决定；对也罢，错也罢，反正总比举棋不定好。