词汇 | a certain |
释义 | a certaina certain a) used to say that an amount is not great 一些,一点〔指数量不大〕 You may need to do a certain amount of work in the evenings. 你可能需要在晚上做一点工作。 to a certain extent/degree (=partly, but not completely) 某种程度上 I do agree with his ideas to a certain extent. 我的确有点同意他的观点。 b) enough of a particular quality to be noticed 稍微的,一些的〔指有某种品质〕 There’s a certain prestige about going to a private school. 上私立学校还是有点体面的。 c) formal used to talk about someone you do not know but whose name you have been told 某位 a certain Mr Franks 一位叫弗兰克斯的先生 Examples from the Corpus a certain• The restaurant has a certain charm.• There's a certain Mrs. Myles on the telephone.• A baby was crying, and I felt a certain sympathy for it. → a certain at certain1(3) |
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