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 uncertainty [,ʌn'sә:tnti]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 不确定, 不可靠, 不确定的事物

[化] 不确定度

[经] 不确定, 不可靠




    uncertainty
    [ noun ]
    1. being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance

    2. <noun.attribute>
      the uncertainty of the outcome
      the precariousness of his income
    3. the state of being unsure of something

    4. <noun.cognition>


    Uncertainty \Un*cer"tain*ty\, n.; pl. {Uncertainties}.
    1. The quality or state of being uncertain.

    2. That which is uncertain; something unknown.

    Our shepherd's case is every man's case that quits a
    moral certainty for an uncertainty. --L'Estrange.

    1. The ruling will ease Middle South's "financial uncertainty" and will allow the company to borrow at lower interest rates, Middle South said.
    2. But beneath that mood of celebration, the country faces a future of political uncertainty, exhaustion from the conflict with its ancient Arab enemy, deep economic malaise and debate about which path the revolution must now take.
    3. The plan would end uncertainty about health insurance by guaranteeing all Americans access to care that 'could never be taken away'.
    4. It's even possible a buyer could emerge for PS of New Hampshire's Seabrook stake, he said, although any purchase would be at a bargain price because of the uncertainty over the plant's future.
    5. SmithKline Beecham shares rose 12p to 496p on New Year's Eve. The approval of Fisons' Tilade ends a long period of uncertainty for the company.
    6. Gabriele Schmitt, a trader with the Bank of New York, said she expected the dollar to be stable in the near term because of the uncertainty in Panama.
    7. Investors in the Japan markets were taking a wait-and-see position because of uncertainty about when the market will bottom out, Inoue said.
    8. But even if the restrictions were lifted, there would be little positive impact on the company's performance this year. Mr Brown noted that there was still 'massive uncertainty' over the impact of future regulations.
    9. "The uncertainty emanating from the Iraqi Mideast crisis has caused gridlock in the equity marketplace," says Michael Madden, co-head of investment banking at Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc.
    10. The rating concern also cited "continued management instability" at the district, uncertainty over future power costs and concern about the district's ability to keep its rates competitive.
    11. In the process of rediscovering its past and trying to define what makes itself special, Taiwan faces the future full of uncertainty. In one sense this is nothing new for the people of Taiwan.
    12. "No one really knows what the central banks' goal is," and that uncertainty is "causing the short people to re-examine their positions somewhat," he added.
    13. With so much uncertainty surrounding the political situation in Japan, an early resolution of the trade dispute between the US and Japan cannot be expected.
    14. Much of the interest in the identity of Abrams' successor stems from the uncertainty about the course Bush will follow on the two dominant hemispheric issues: Central America and Latin America's $420 billion foreign debt.
    15. There was no intention that companies would last for ever, finding a new role when their original purpose was fulfilled. Despite the uncertainty of the commercial world some businesses do survive, not just for decades but for centuries.
    16. Noles said money has become a concern of many workers who feel uncertainty because of the Wall Street bidding war.
    17. Financing remained another major uncertainty.
    18. Election uncertainty, however, could still disrupt what has been only a modest improvement.
    19. The financial markets had weakened slightly on Tuesday amid uncertainty over the trade figures, which have frequently moved the markets in the past.
    20. Nicaraguans seem wary of the gold cordoba, which went into circulation on Monday, and with the old cordobas still circulating, confusion mingles with the uncertainty.
    21. While most other East Europeans appear content to visit and return home, Romanians have continued to flee economic malaise and political uncertainty unmatched in most of the other former Soviet bloc nations.
    22. The markets were jolted by uncertainty over the government's exchange-rate policy and were highly nervous that a resulting steep decline in the British pound would prompt the government to push up interest rates above their 8-year high of 15 percent.
    23. Latin American Securities comments that sentiment was encouraged by the successful renegotiation of the annual wage and price accord which removed uncertainty over exchange rate and interest rate fluctuation.
    24. Mr. Sorrell refused to comment beyond a statement in which he voiced disappointment and said he hoped the resignations "will bring this period of uncertainty to an end."
    25. "Gold still acts as a haven when uncertainty prevails in the financial markets as it did" yesterday, she said.
    26. Because of uncertainties about the size of the two bodies and the strength of their gravitational fields, there is an uncertainty of about 20 miles in the distance to Neptune and 120 miles in the distance to Triton, Cesarone said.
    27. 'I can say so; I'm an artist.' In Hunt's day it had been passed only twice: 'It was a real hazard to be reckoned with.' A greater problem still was the last 1,000ft or so to the summit: 'There was that uncertainty about man's ability to do it.
    28. Coming on the heels of gains by Apple Computer Inc. in its copyright-infringement lawsuit against Microsoft, such uncertainty could magnify concerns about Windows.
    29. In a country grappling with political uncertainty, he went out of his way to strengthen the hand of the Solidarity trade union and to encourage changes throughout Eastern Europe.
    30. "It isn't like the uncertainty (surrounding Niagara Mohawk) has moved into the background," says Robin M. Jaffe, a utility analyst at Dean Witter Reynolds Inc.
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