affirm
美音:
[ə´fə:m
]英音:
[ə´fə:m
]v.断言,确认,肯定
难易程度:
affirm为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:affirmer 动词过去式:affirmed 过去分词:affirmed 现在分词:affirming 第三人称单数:affirms 副词:affirmably 形容词:affirmable
词根
ad-=to,at,for 表示方向、变化、完成、附加、增加、开始,或只表加强的重要字首 变化型 ab-,ac-,af-,ag-,al-,an-,ap-,ar-,as-,at-
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affirm
/ə'fɜ:m; ə`fɝm/
v
1 [Tn, Tf, Dn.pr, Dpr.f] ~ sth (to sb) state sth as the truth; assert sth 肯定某事物属实; 断言某事物
*She affirmed her innocence. 她坚称自己无罪.
* He affirmed that he was responsible. 他肯定是他负责. Cf 参看 deny.
2 [I] (law 律) make a solemn declaration in court instead of swearing an oath (在法庭上不经宣誓而)郑重陈词.
affirm
v [T]formal[
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;Origin: afermer, from
Latin affirmare, from ad-
'to' + firmare
'to make firm']
to state publicly that something is true
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confirm The general affirmed rumors of an attack.affirm that A spokesman for the company affirmed that a merger was likely.to strengthen a feeling, belief, or idea
He claims that modern physics affirms his Christian beliefs.>affirmation [,æfə'meɪʃən (US) ,æfər-/