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■ (no) doubtno doubt（副词短语）不能从字面理解为“无疑”、“毫无疑问”。它只是“大概”、“估计很可能”的意思。 - No doubt it'll rain soon.看来很快要下雨了。
- You're tired, no doubt. I'll make you a cup of tea.看样子你很累了。我给你沏杯茶吧。
- Rommel no doubt would "react like lightning" to any attack that threatened his logistics lifeline.隆美尔对任何威胁到他的补给生命线的袭击，大概都会作出“霹雳般的反应”。
这个 no doubt 还可以放进谓语动词组之内。 - He would have no doubt approved of the policy.他本来大概会赞同这个方案（注意：不要把 no doubt 误作 have 的宾语，变成 have no doubt）。
此外，如果要真的说“毫无疑问”、“肯定无疑”，就要说 There is/can be no doubt that 或 without any doubt，或者用别的词语，如 certainly 或 definitely。 - There is no doubt that the world is getting warmer.地球无疑在变暖。
- Cycling is definitely healthier than driving.骑自行车肯定比开汽车更为有益于健康。
如果要强调毫无疑问，可以说 beyond a doubt 或 beyond the shadow of a doubt（注意有 a）。 至于 doubtless（词形像个形容词，但其实是个副词），也是“大概”、“估计很可能”的意思，而不是“毫无疑问”（不过比 no doubt 更加正式）。 - Weeks, even months, of delicate negotiations had doubtless taken place before a deal had been struck.大概总要经过好几个星期甚至好几个月的微妙谈判，才能实现成交。
- As man advances in knowledge, he discovers that of his primitive conclusions some are doubtless erroneous, and many require better evidence to establish their truth incontestably. (John William Draper, History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, 1876)随着知识的增长，人类就发现，自己原先的结论，有一些大概是错误的，许多需要更可靠的证据才能无可辩驳地确定为真理。
- doubtlessly同 doubtless 一样都是副词，但 doubtlessly 意义是“无疑地”。
undoubtedly（也是副词）也是“大概”的意思，但肯定的意思强一些。 - ... she will undoubtedly be more careful next time. (Lenore Hershey, Ladies'Home Journal, Jan., 1971)…她下一次也许会小心一些吧。
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