二者含義大不相同。
surely表相信,但又感到驚奇或難以相信。如:
① Surely that’s a plain-clothes policeman. 那一定是一個便衣警察。=Can that really be a plain-policeman.
② Surely that’s Henry over there? I thought he was in Scotland. 那邊諒必是亨利,我還以為他在蘇格蘭呢?
[注]:當surely與否定詞連用時,常表示懷疑,(不愿意相信)如:
Surely, you aren’t going out in that hat? 你決不會戴那頂帽子去吧。
Ⅱ. certainly 表所了解的情況. 如:
That’s certainly a plain-clothes policeman. 那肯定是個便衣警察。(說話者認出了他是個便衣,因為很有信心,肯定地說出了這句話。)
surely表相信,但又感到驚奇或難以相信。如:
① Surely that’s a plain-clothes policeman. 那一定是一個便衣警察。=Can that really be a plain-policeman.
② Surely that’s Henry over there? I thought he was in Scotland. 那邊諒必是亨利,我還以為他在蘇格蘭呢?
[注]:當surely與否定詞連用時,常表示懷疑,(不愿意相信)如:
Surely, you aren’t going out in that hat? 你決不會戴那頂帽子去吧。
Ⅱ. certainly 表所了解的情況. 如:
That’s certainly a plain-clothes policeman. 那肯定是個便衣警察。(說話者認出了他是個便衣,因為很有信心,肯定地說出了這句話。)