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

• Uncertainty is a discouragement to investment.
  不确定性令投资者裹足不前。
• Global warming adds another layer of uncertainty and risk.
  全球变暖又增加了一层不确定因素和风险。
• 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。
• 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。
• Risk and uncertainty introduce a crucial asymmetry.
  风险和不确定性制造了一个严重的不对称。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• This paper is concerned with Robust stabilization problem for linear neutral delay systems subject to parameter uncertainty.
  研究了一类线性参数不确定中立时滞系统的鲁棒镇定问题。