6. Bizonyosság, kétség C2 (34) – altémák

1. Bizonyosság (13) 2. Kétség, zavar, bizonytalanság (21)

swear verb /sweər/ *(swore, sworn) 3 megesküszik vmire (biztos vmiben) [T]

I could have sworn that she said she lived in Canterbury.

certainty noun /ˈsɜː.tən.ti/ 2 biztos, holtbiztos (dolog) [C]

There are no absolute certainties in life.

conviction noun /kənˈvɪk.ʃən/ [C or U] 2 meggyőződés (vmiben); hit (vallásos)

religious/moral convictions

a deep/strong conviction

indisputable adjective /ˌɪn.dɪˈspjuː.tə.bl̩/ vitathatatlan

an indisputable fact

solid adjective /ˈsɒl.ɪd/ 4 szilárd, megbízható, megalapozott

This provided solid evidence that he committed the crime.

The drama course gives students a solid grounding in the basic techniques of acting.

undoubted adjective /ʌnˈdaʊt.ɪd/ [always before noun] vitathatatlan (siker, képesség, tehetség, stb.)

The project was an undoubted success.

her undoubted ability/talent

conclusively adverb /kənˈkluː.sɪv.li/ egyértelműen

It is possible to prove conclusively that he was at home at the time.

undeniably adverb /ˌʌn.dɪˈnaɪ.ə.bli/ tagadhatatlanul

He is undeniably the best student we have ever had.

Phrases and idioms:

a safe bet biztos tipp

Wheeler is a safe bet for a place on the team.

beyond dispute vitán felüli, vitathatatlan

Her skill is beyond dispute.

He is beyond dispute the finest actor in Hollywood today.

beyond/without a/the shadow of a doubt kétség sem férhet hozzá (teljesen biztos)

He stole the money, without a shadow of a doubt.

have (got) to do/be sth kell (hogy ...) (bizonyosság, meggyőződés kifejezése)

Interest rates have to come down at some point.

There's (=there has) got to be a better way of doing this.

in no uncertain terms félreérthetetlen módon/formában

I told him to go away in no uncertain terms.

Kommunikációs szándékok: A bizonyosság fokainak kifejezése

7. lecke (A1) – 18. lecke (A2) – 40. lecke (B1) – 67. lecke (B2) – 91. lecke (C1) – 111. lecke (C2)