词汇辨析

问题描述:

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?



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?

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...