英汉词典

definite 基本解释

• adj. 一定的；确切的

definite 中文词源

来自define, 明确，界定。

definite 英文词源

definite (adj.)

1550s, from Latin definitus "defined, bounded, limited," past participle of definire (see define). Definite means "defined, clear, precise, unmistakable;" definitive means "having the character of finality."

definite 英文释义

1. precise; explicit and clearly defined;

"I want a definite answer"

"a definite statement of the terms of the will"

"a definite amount"

"definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol"

"the wedding date is now definite"

"a definite drop in attendance"

2. known for certain;

"it is definite that they have won"

definite 同义词解析

apparent, obvious, evident, clear, plain, distinct, definite, manifest

这些形容词均含"清楚的，明白的，明显的"之意。

apparent：强调显而易见或一想便知。这个词从动词appear派生而来，故有时含有表面如此而事实上未必的意味。

obvious：语气较强，指极为明显，有目共睹，无需说明和论证。

evident：指根据事实成为显然的。

clear：普通用词，侧重清楚明白。

plain：普通用词，含义与clear很接近，可通用，但plain着重简单明了，不复杂。

distinct：较正式用词，指轮廓的清楚或定义、含义的明确，不会弄错。

definite：语气肯定，着重明白无误，无可怀疑。

manifest：语义较强，书面用词，强调一目了然，暗示不要任何推论就一清二楚。

explicit, definite, specific, express

这些形容词均含"明确的"之意。

explicit： 指清楚明白，毫不含糊其辞，因而无任何理解困难。

definite： 指对所提到的事的范围及其细节毫无疑问，含有明确和确定界限的意味。

specific： 强调内容明确，毫不抽象、笼统。

express： 语气较强，较正式，指不但清楚明确，而且含有直截了当和有力等的意思。

sure, certain, definite, positive

这些形容词均含"无疑的，确信的"之意。

sure： 侧重主观上对某事确信无疑。

certain与sure同义，但语气比sure强，着重指有确切理由或不容置疑的证据所支持的确信。

definite： 指已毫无怀疑的余地。

positive： 语气强烈，指对自己的看法或作的结论的正确性有不可动摇的信念。

definite 双语例句

1. Her Royal Highness has definite views about most things.

女王陛下对大多数事情都有明确的观点。

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2. When you came away you made a definite effort to mix.

你离开时一定要努力和大家搞好关系。

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3. Mary is very definite about this.

玛丽对此非常肯定。

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4. In a double-blind trial, there were definite improvements.

在双盲试验中，改善效果明显。

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5. The police had nothing definite against her.

警方没有掌握对她不利的确凿证据。

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definite 实用场景例句

Can you give me a definite answer by tomorrow?

你最晚明天能给我一个确定的答复吗？

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Is it definite that he's leaving?

他肯定要离开吗？

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I've heard rumours, but nothing definite.

我听到一些流言，但都不确定。

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a definite offer of a job

明确给予一份工作

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I'm not sure─I can find out for definite if you like.

我没把握——如果你愿意我可以去核实。

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That's definite then, is it?

那么，那是确切的了，是吗？

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They have very definite ideas on how to bring up children.

关于如何培养孩子，他们有非常明确的想法。

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The look on her face was a definite sign that something was wrong.

一看她的神色就知道出事了。

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There was a definite feeling that things were getting worse.

人们明显感到事情越来越糟。

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I'm definite about this.

我对这事毫无疑问。

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‘We're moving our office to Glasgow. ’ ‘That's a definite, is it? ’

“我们的办事处要搬到格拉斯哥去。”“这事儿定了，是吗？”

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‘Is Sarah coming to the party? ’ ‘Yes, she's a definite. ’

“萨拉要来参加聚会吗？”“是的，她肯定来。”

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It's too soon to give a definite answer...

要给出一个明确的答复，现在还为时过早。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Her Royal Highness has definite views about most things...

女王陛下对大多数事情都有明确的观点。

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We didn't have any definite proof...

我们没有任何确实的证据。

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If you have any definite news of my husband, please let me know...

如果有我丈夫的确切消息，请一定告诉我。

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There has already been a definite improvement...

已经有了显著的改进。

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That's a very definite possibility.

那是很有可能的。

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Mary is very definite about this.

玛丽对此非常肯定。

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Studying his face in the bathroom mirror he wished he had more definite features.

看着浴室镜子中的脸，他真希望自己的五官能够更分明一些。

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We insist upon a definite answer.

我们一定要得到一个肯定的答复.

《简明英汉词典》

Some of the glasses are shot glasses ( small size ), mug size, tall drinking, wine flutes etc.

有些玻璃杯比较矮 ( 小尺寸 ) 、 大尺寸, 高酒杯 、 长酒杯等.

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We demand a definite answer.

我们要求明确的答案.

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If you have a definite purpose in mind, get to the point promptly.

如果你心里有明确的意图, 就干脆说出来.

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You must give a definite answer to the question. There's no getting round it.

你必须明确回答这个问题, 想绕是绕不过去的.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Every sort of spring has a definite elasticity.

每一种弹簧都有一定的弹性.

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