
好词典

缩写自 certificate,源自拉丁语 'certificare',意为‘证明’或‘确认’。
❶ 证书或证明文件的简称,通常指官方或权威机构颁发的正式文件,用于证明某人具备某种资格或某物符合标准。
“She received a cert for completing the training course.”
(她获得了完成培训课程的证书。)
“You need to show your birth cert to apply for a passport.”
(申请护照时需要出示你的出生证明。)
❶ 在非正式场合中,指确定无疑的事情或必然发生的结果,常用于口语表达。
“It's a cert that he'll win the match with his skills.”
(以他的技术,他肯定会赢得比赛。)
“Getting a promotion this year is a cert for her.”
(今年升职对她来说是板上钉钉的事。)
dead cert — 指绝对确定的事情或结果,强调没有任何疑问或变数。
“She's a dead cert to get the job with her qualifications.”
(以她的资历,这份工作非她莫属。)