affirmative

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a. 肯定的, 赞成的, 积极的 n. 肯定语

发音

UK /əˈfɜːmətɪv/
US /əˈfɝməɾɪv/

词形变化

affirmatives 复数 affirmatives more affirmative 比较级 most affirmative 最高级

教材释义与例句

名词

肯定语；赞成的一方

形容词

肯定的；积极的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.

    That’s an affirmative Houston, the space shuttle has lost the secondary thrusters.

    10-4 good buddy. That’s an affirmative—the tractor trailer is in the ditch at the side of the highway.

  2. 2.

    An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.

    语言学
  3. 3.

    An assertion.

    废旧
adj.
  1. 1.

    pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming

    an affirmative answer

  2. 2.

    pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result

  3. 3.

    positive

    an affirmative vote

  4. 4.

    Confirmative; ratifying.

    an act affirmative of common law

  5. 5.

    Dogmatic.

  6. 6.

    Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a proposition.

    数学 哲学
  7. 7.

    positive; not negative

    数学
interj.
  1. 1.

    Yes.

  2. 2.

    Yes; true; correct.

    媒体 政治 军事

词汇关系

名词

反义词 1

negative

上位词 3

affirmation avouchment avowal

下位词 3

yes yea double negative
形容词

同义词 6

optimistic approving affirmatory approbative approbatory plausive

反义词 1

negative

近义相关 4

positive favorable favourable assentient

参见 3

positive favorable favourable

相关短语

affirmative action 肯定行动，平权行动 affirmative sentence affirmative defense affirmative waste affirmative actions affirmative defenses affirmative sentences affirmative resolution affirmative pregnant

词源

From Middle English affirmative, affirmatyve, from Old French affirmatif, from Latin affirmativus, from affirmare (“to assert”).

来源：wiktionary