incertitude
/in-sur-ti-tood, -tyood/US // ɪnˈsɜr tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud //UK // (ɪnˈsɜːtɪˌtjuːd) //
不确定性,不稳定,不稳定因素,不稳定感
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n.名词 noun
- 1
- : uncertainty or doubtfulness.
- : instability or insecurity: The incertitude of his position in life caused him to postpone marriage.
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Examples
The object of this merciless retort stood for a second, in doubt as to its meaning, and then walked off, still in incertitude.
Perhaps no author has more playfully defended himself from the incertitude of criticism and the fastidiousness of critics.
With some incertitude the Vicomte d'Halluys watched the Jesuits.
Of ready decision, he was never at a loss, and seldom surprised into even momentary incertitude.
All things produced by our own meditation and understanding, whether true or false, are subject to incertitude and controversy.
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