affirmation

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n. 肯定, 断言, 证实 [医] 肯定, 确认

发音

US /æfɝˈmeɪʃn/
IN /əfə(r)ˈmeʃən/
IN /ˈafəmeʃən/

词形变化

affirmations 复数 affirmations

别名

aff afformation

教材释义与例句

名词

主张，肯定；断言

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.

    可数 不可数

    Her success was an affirmation of all her hard work.

    The ceremony included an affirmation of loyalty.

  2. 2.

    A solemn pledge (to tell the truth, to bear allegiance, etc.), legally equivalent to an oath, taken by people who are forbidden to take a religious oath (such as Quakers) or otherwise prefer not to do so.

    可数 不可数 法律
  3. 3.

    A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.

    可数 不可数

    Daily positive affirmations can improve self-confidence.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

statement assertion avouchment avowal

反义词 1

reversal

上位词 8

judgment commitment judgement dedication assertion asseveration averment speech act

下位词 5

profession affirmative say-so reaffirmation reassertion

相关短语

gender affirmation surgery gender affirmation surgeries

词源

From Old French afermacion, from Latin affirmare (“to assert”). Doublet of affirmatio.

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