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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? 

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最佳答案 2020-03-19 12:43

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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