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词汇 incertitude
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Definition of incertitude in English:

incertitude

noun ɪnˈsəːtɪtjuːdɪnˈsərdəˌt(j)ud
mass noun
  • A state of uncertainty or hesitation.

    无常,不确定,犹豫,踌躇

    some schools broke down under the stresses of policy incertitude

    一些学校在政策不确定性的压力下垮掉了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • However much we may be cognizant of the vagaries and the incertitudes of its testimony, it continues to afford us a disconcerting awareness that the past is different from the present.
    • The struggle and incertitude do not put out the light in those who are driven by their own passion for the arts.
    • While Pinter the playwright may extol existential ambiguity and incertitude, Pinter the activist and dissenter has no such anxiety.
    • Since every decision that is made comes with a bit of incertitude, statistics guides one in making proper preferences.
    • Women directors admit vulnerabilities, but sometimes their openness to suggestion is mistaken for incertitude.
    Synonyms
    indecisiveness, indecision, irresoluteness, lack of resolution, hesitancy, hesitation, tentativeness

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin incertitudo, from in- (expressing negation) + certitudo (see certitude).

Definition of incertitude in US English:

incertitude

nouninˈsərdəˌt(y)o͞odɪnˈsərdəˌt(j)ud
  • A state of uncertainty or hesitation.

    无常,不确定,犹豫,踌躇

    some schools broke down under the stresses of policy incertitude

    一些学校在政策不确定性的压力下垮掉了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • While Pinter the playwright may extol existential ambiguity and incertitude, Pinter the activist and dissenter has no such anxiety.
    • The struggle and incertitude do not put out the light in those who are driven by their own passion for the arts.
    • However much we may be cognizant of the vagaries and the incertitudes of its testimony, it continues to afford us a disconcerting awareness that the past is different from the present.
    • Since every decision that is made comes with a bit of incertitude, statistics guides one in making proper preferences.
    • Women directors admit vulnerabilities, but sometimes their openness to suggestion is mistaken for incertitude.
    Synonyms
    indecisiveness, indecision, irresoluteness, lack of resolution, hesitancy, hesitation, tentativeness

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin incertitudo, from in- (expressing negation) + certitudo (see certitude).

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