certainly
adv. 无疑; 当然
You use certainly to emphasize what you are saying when you are making a statement.
The public is certainly getting tired of hearing about it...
关于此事,公众当然已经听腻了。
The bombs are almost certainly part of a much bigger conspiracy...
几乎可以肯定,这些炸弹是一个更大的阴谋的一部分。
You use certainly when you are agreeing with what someone has said.
'In any case you remained friends.' — 'Certainly.'...
“无论如何,你们都是好朋友吧。”——“那当然。”
'You keep out of their way don't you?' — 'I certainly do.'
“你会离他们远远的,是吧?”——“一点儿不假。”
You say certainly not when you want to say 'no' in a strong way.
'Perhaps it would be better if I withdrew altogether.' — 'Certainly not!'
“也许,我完全退出更好吧。”——“当然不是!”
1. definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely');
certainly, naturally, of course, surely
这些副词或词组均有"肯定地,当然"之意。
I'm certainly going, but I'll be a little bit late.
我去是去, 可是得晚一点儿.
We will not attack unless we are attacked; if we are attacked, we will certainly counterattack.
人不犯我,我不犯人; 人若犯我, 我必犯人.
They'll certainly accomplish something.
他们会搞出名堂来的.
We can certainly have the job finished on time.
我们肯定能按时完成任务.
Poor organization was certainly a contributory factor to the crisis.
组织不善肯定是导致危机的因素之一.