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

• Bush also admits to uncertainty in relation to religion.
  布什还承认了与宗教相关的不确定性。
• 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。
• The uncertainty created by this situation must be confusing for you.
  这种局面所造成的不确定性肯定让你感到困惑。
• So there are two uncertainties involved& the distance and the timing uncertainty.
  这里有两个不确定因素-，也就是时间和距离的不确定性。
• Given the uncertainty over Leigh's future I was left with little other choice.
  考虑到利前途未卜，我没有什么选择余地。
• 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 parametrical uncertainty analysis of flexible multibody systems was presented.
  研究了柔性多体系统的参数不确定性问题。
• Uncertainty is a discouragement to investment.
  不确定性令投资者裹足不前。
• Economic and political risks fuel uncertainty.
  经济和政治风险加剧了市场的不确定性。
• Each of the three following situations is characterized by a different kind of uncertainty.
  在以下三种状态中，每一种状态都由一种互不相同的不定性所表征。