| 词汇 | for sure |
| 释义 | Idiom for sure Theme: CERTAINTY certainly; surely. (Informal or slang.)MARY: Do you like my new jacket? JANE: For sure.For sure, I want to go on the picnic. Slang for sure Theme: ABSOLUTELY phr. “absolutely.”I'll be there, for sure.Am I happy? For sure! Idiom for sure without any doubt.We're coming to visit you for sure this summer. Usage notes: often used in the form that's for sure: They don't want any of us there this weekend, that's for sure. Related vocabulary: you bet your sweet ass, you betfor sureDefinitely; for certain. A: "How many people are coming to dinner tonight?" B: "I can't say for sure—my family tends to just show up without responding to invitations." Oh, I'll be there, for sure—I'm just running a little late. for surefor certain. I will be there for sure. Sally: Are you ready to go? Bob: For sure. Sally: Then, let's go. for ˈsure(informal) definitely: ‘What time will you be here?’ ‘I don’t know for sure yet.’I’ll be there for sure; don’t worry.for sure phr. absolutely. (The same as fer shur.) I’ll be there, for sure. for sureInformal Certainly; unquestionably: We'll win for sure. for sureCertainly, without doubt; also, I agree. This seemingly modern phrase dates from the late 1500s, at least in the first sense. John Milton used it in Paradise Regained (1671), “Now, now, for sure deliverance is at hand.” The second sense is somewhat more recent, and is often put as that’s for sure. C. Bonington had it in Annapurna South Face (1971), “We can’t do it in the next two days.—That’s for sure.” |
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