affirm

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v. 断言, 确认

发音

US /əˈfɝm/
UK /əˈfɜːm/

词形变化

affirmed affirmest affirmeth affirming affirms 三单 affirms affirming 现在分词 affirmed 过去式 affirmed 过去分词

别名

affirme

教材释义与例句

动词

肯定；断言

动词

确认；断言

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.

    承认

    肯定

    She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.

  2. 2.

    To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.

  3. 3.

    To support or encourage.

    gender-affirming; trans-affirming

    They did everything they could to affirm the children's self-confidence.

  4. 4.

    To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (law) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.

  5. 5.

    To state under a solemn promise to tell the truth which is considered legally equivalent to an oath, especially of those who have religious or other moral objections to swearing oaths; also solemnly affirm.

    法律
interj.
  1. 1.

    Yes; true; correct.

    航空 商务 工程

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

swear support confirm swan verify sustain corroborate assert substantiate aver

反义词 1

negate

上位词 4

say move act declare

下位词 10

back take tell show hold prove claim defend assure confirm

词源

From Middle English affermen, from Old French afermer, affermer, from Latin affirmare, adfirmare (“to present as fixed, aver, affirm”), from ad (“to”) + firmare (“to make firm”), from firmus (“firm”).

来源：wiktionary