sure

形容词 adj. 副词 adv. 感叹词 intj.
中文释义
英 /ʃoː/    美 /ʃoː/|/ʃʊɹ/|/ʃɝ/|/ʃɔɹ/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable.
    — This investment is a sure thing.
  2. Certain in one's knowledge or belief.
    — The very excess of the extravagance, in fact, by suggesting to the reader continually the mere aeriality of the entire speculation, furnishes the surest means of disenchanting him from the horror which might else gather upon his feelings.
  3. Certain to act or be a specified way.
    — Be sure to lock the door when you leave.
  4. Free from danger; safe; secure. obsolete
    — Feare not: the Forreſt is not three leagues off, / If we recouer that, we are ſure enough.
  5. Betrothed; engaged to marry. obsolete
    — c. 1513-1518 (probably date written, published after 1535) Thomas More, History of King Richard III The king was sure to Dame Elizabeth Lucy, and her husband before God.
副词 adv.
  1. Without doubt, certainly. modal
    — Sure he's coming! Why wouldn't he?
  2. Without fail, surely. archaic
    — Theſe are the wings ſhall make it flie as ſwift, As dooth the lightening: or the breath of heauen, And kill as ſure as it ſwiftly flies.
感叹词 intj.
  1. Yes; of course.
    — "Could you tell me where the washrooms are?" "Sure, they're in the corner over there."
  2. Yes; I guess; you could say that; a weak or noncommittal positive response.
    — "Do you like cats?" "Sure."
  3. You're welcome; polite response to being thanked.
    — "Thanks for helping me with that electrical fault." "Sure. Any time."

词形变化

surer comparative surest superlative sho alternative sho' alternative more sure comparative most sure superlative sho alternative sho' alternative sho alternative sho' alternative

词汇关系

近义词
OK yes
衍生词
are you sure you're sure as sure as eggs are eggs as sure as eggs is eggs cock-sure cocksure damn sure footsure for sure I'm sure make sure oversure self-sure slow but sure wins the race snowsure sure as a gun sure as death sure as death and taxes sure as eggs sure as eggs are eggs sure as eggs is eggs sure as fate sure as hell sure as shit sure as shooting sure as sugar sure as taxes sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow morning sure as the sun is going to rise tomorrow sure as the sun is going to rise tomorrow morning sure as the world sureball sure bet sure-enough sure enough sure-fire surefooted sure-footed sure-footedness sure hand at the tiller sure-handed sure-handedly sure-handedness sure hand on the tiller surely sureness sure of oneself sureseater sure thing surety sure up to be sure unsure unsured
相关词
assure ensure insure

词源

词源 1
From Middle English sure, seur, sur, from Middle French sur or Old French seür, from Latin sēcūrus (“secure”, literally “carefree”), from sē- (“apart”) + cūra (“care”) (compare Old English orsorg (“carefree”), from or- (“without”) + sorg (“care”)). See cure. Doublet of secure and the now obsolete or dialectal sicker (“certain, safe”).
Displaced native Middle English wis, iwis (“certain, sure”) (from Old English ġewis, ġewiss (“certain, sure”)), as well as Middle English siker (“sure, secure”) (from Old English sicor (“secure, sure”)) with which it was cognate.
词源 2
From Middle English sure, seur, sur, from Middle French sur or Old French seür, from Latin sēcūrus (“secure”, literally “carefree”), from sē- (“apart”) + cūra (“care”) (compare Old English orsorg (“carefree”), from or- (“without”) + sorg (“care”)). See cure. Doublet of secure and the now obsolete or dialectal sicker (“certain, safe”).
Displaced native Middle English wis, iwis (“certain, sure”) (from Old English ġewis, ġewiss (“certain, sure”)), as well as Middle English siker (“sure, secure”) (from Old English sicor (“secure, sure”)) with which it was cognate.
词源 3
From Middle English sure, seur, sur, from Middle French sur or Old French seür, from Latin sēcūrus (“secure”, literally “carefree”), from sē- (“apart”) + cūra (“care”) (compare Old English orsorg (“carefree”), from or- (“without”) + sorg (“care”)). See cure. Doublet of secure and the now obsolete or dialectal sicker (“certain, safe”).
Displaced native Middle English wis, iwis (“certain, sure”) (from Old English ġewis, ġewiss (“certain, sure”)), as well as Middle English siker (“sure, secure”) (from Old English sicor (“secure, sure”)) with which it was cognate.
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