certainty
意味
- 確実性,必然性;確信
- 確実なもの(こと),確かな見込み
例文
Certainty, it was an unsubstantiated rumour.
もちろん、デマだったよ。
I can say with certainty that I am the type of person who rises to compliments.
褒められて育つタイプなんです。
I can say with certainty that I am the type of person who thrives on compliments.
褒められて育つタイプなんです。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Middle English certeynte (“surety”), from Anglo-Norman certeinte, from Old French certeinete, from Vulgar Latin *certānitās, from Latin certus.