certitude

noun
🔊/ˈsɜːtɪtjuːd/
🔊/ˈsɜːrtɪtuːd/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)
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  1. a feeling of being certain; a thing about which you are certain确信;确定;确实的事
    • ‘You will like Rome,’ he said, with absolute certitude.“你会喜欢罗马的。” 他深信不疑地说道。🔊🔊
    • the collapse of moral certitudes道德信念的崩溃
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin certitudo, from certus ‘certain’.