Uncertainty

should

動詞

/ʃʊd/ or /shood/

sh

ʃ

ou

ʊ

l

d

d

(するべきだ)

しなければならない

used to indicate a degree of expectation regarding something that is likely to happen

supposedly

副詞

/sə.poʊ.zəd.li/ or /sē.pooo.zēd.li/

s

s

u

ə

pp

p

o

oʊ

s

z

e

ə

d

d

l

l

y

i

(いわゆる)

おそらく

used to suggest that something is assumed to be true, often with a hint of doubt

tentative

形容詞

/tɛ.nə.tɪv/ or /te.nē.tiv/

t

t

e

ɛ

n

n

ə

t

t

a

ɪ

t

i

v

v

e

(一時的な（いちじてきな）)

仮の（かりの）

not firmly established or decided, with the possibility of changes in the future

tentatively

副詞

/tɛn.tə.tɪv.li/ or /ten.tē.tiv.li/

t

t

e

ɛ

n

n

t

t

a

ə

t

t

i

ɪ

v

v

e

l

l

y

i

(一時的に（いちじてきに）)

仮に（かりに）

in a way that is not certain or definite and might be changed later

there is many a slip twixt cup and lip

文

/ðɛɹ ɪz mˈɛni ɐ slˈɪp twˈɪkst ɔːɹ bɪtwˌiːn kˈʌp ænd lˈɪp/

N/A

Proverb

used to imply that even when something seems certain or likely to happen, there are many opportunities for it to go wrong or for unexpected events to intervene before it is actually achieved

there is no question of

文

/ðɛɹ ɪz nˈoʊ kwˈɛstʃən ʌv/

N/A

Collocation

used to convey that something cannot happen under any given circumstances

uncertain

形容詞

/ʌn.sɜr.tən/ or /an.sēr.tēn/

u

ə

n

n

c

s

e

ɜ

r

r

t

t

ai

ə

n

n

(曖昧な)

不確かな

not definitively known or decided

uncertainty

名詞

/ʌn.sɜr.tən.ti/ or /an.sēr.tēn.ti/

u

ə

n

n

c

s

e

ɜ

r

r

t

t

ai

ə

n

n

t

t

y

i

(不明確さ)

不確実性

something about which one cannot be certain

to weaken

動詞

/wi.kən/ or /vi.kēn/

w

w

ea

i

k

k

e

ə

n

n

(意志が弱くなる (いしがよわくなる))

弱まる (よわまる)

to become less resolved or determined

would

動詞

/wʊd/ or /vood/

w

w

ou

ʊ

l

d

d

(多分)

おそらく

used to express an opinion about which one is not certain

you can never tell

文

/juː ɔːɹ wˈʌn kæn nˈɛvɚ tˈɛl/

N/A

Collocation

used to say that one can never be sure of something