The demand for certainty is one which is natural to man, but is nevertheless an intellectual vice.

对确定性的渴求是人类的一种自然需求，然而它也是一种理智的恶习。

" Ask him something that requires no for an answer, " I suggested. " Then we will know for certainty" .

" 问他个要用‘不’字回答的问题看，" 我建议，" 那我们就有把握了。"

It was PJ's need for certainty and closure that brought stability to our lives.

正是 PJ 对确定性和封闭性的需求为我们的生活带来了稳定性。

We long for certainties, and yet we ourselves are full of the ambiguities of the Mona Lisa and the I Ching.

我们渴望确定性，但我们自己也充满了蒙娜丽莎和易经的模糊性。

Descartes had unsuccessfully searched for certainty, first in the world of books, and then in the world of men.

在这之前，笛卡尔一直在寻找确定性，先是在书本里，然后是在人群中，但均未成功。

Data-driven technologies — from facial recognition to loan calculators — appeal to the desire for certainty, and the yearning to understand and predict.

数据驱动的技术——从面部识别到贷款计算器——吸引了对确定性的渴望，以及对理解和预测的渴望。

And as a leader, you obviously -- you have a workforce that's looking for certainty, and they're looking to control what's happening around them.

作为领导者，你显然 - 你有一支正在寻找确定性的员工队伍，他们正在寻求控制周围发生的事情。

In the search for certainty, it is natural to begin with our present experiences, and in some sense, no doubt, knowledge is to be derived from them.

在寻求确定性的过程中， 很自然地从我们目前的经验开始， 并且在某种意义上， 毫无疑问，知识是从它们中获得的。