They have been spurred[spur] in part by DNA evidence made available in 1998, which almost certainly proved Thomas Jefferson had fathered at least one child with his slave Sally Hemings
这里的certainly理解为 肯定 对吧?most certainly理解为 几乎可以肯定?
almost certainly “几乎可以肯定”,是很正确、很地道的说法。比“可以肯定” 的程度是低了一些,为说话人下结论留有余地。有例句为证:
When the final numbers are tallied, sales will almost certainly have fallen.
等到最终的数字统计出来后,几乎可以肯定销售额下降了。
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The bombs are almost certainly part of a much bigger conspiracy
几乎可以肯定,这些炸弹是一个更大的阴谋的一部分。
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It would almost certainly mean the end of NATO
这几乎肯定会导致北大西洋公约组织的终结。
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The arrested man will almost certainly be kept at this police station
几乎可以肯定,被逮捕的男子将被扣押在该警察局。
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This was almost certainly the high-water mark of her career
这几乎肯定是她事业的巅峰。
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