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cert

UK /sɜːt/US /sɜːrt/

词源

缩写自 certificate,源自拉丁语 'certificare',意为‘证明’或‘确认’。

noun

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。)

同义词:certificate, document, guarantee, assurance, proof

常见短语

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。)