题目

词汇辨析
It isn't quite { }that he will be present at the meeting.
A sure B right C exact D certain
我的答案是sure 但正确答案是certain
能不能讲讲两者区别
在这里为什么选certain?


另
The finance minister has not been so { } since he raised taxes to such a high level.
A popular B well-known C favourable Dpreferable
我认为A和B都有 人尽皆知 的含义
为什么选A?
详细说说原因好吗?

提问时间：2021-03-17

答案

sure偏主观certain偏客观（大体偏向）因此在it’s···that···句式中（表客观情况）用certain而不是sure但如I can't say for sure（certain）可混用 popular强调受欢迎wellknown仅仅是人尽皆知 财政大臣...