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

• We compared the uncertainty result with the two methods.
  并对两种方法评定的不确定度结果做了比较。
• All this uncertainty breeds insecurity.
  这样变来变去使人产生不安全感。
• Economic and political risks fuel uncertainty.
  经济和政治风险加剧了市场的不确定性。
• 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。
• Aerodynamic performance robustness constrained models are built which are subject to the uncertainty factors of velocity and twist angle.
  建立了面向速度和扭转角两个不确定性因素的气动性能稳健性约束模型；
• 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。
• It was a time of terrible uncertainty
  那是一切都很不确定的一段时间。
• That's the uncertainty of my measurement.
  我测量的不确定度就是这个。
• Such convolutions leave the reader in a high state of uncertainty about what you just said.
  这样拐弯抹角使读者因不能确定你所说的话而十分着急。
• 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。