affirm
affirm 英 [əˈfɜ:m] 美 [əˈfɜrm]
v. 肯定；断言
进行时:affirming 过去式:affirmed 过去分词:affirmed 第三人称单数:affirms 名词复数:affirms
- To affirm something is to give it a big "YES" or to confirm that it is true.
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- v. 肯定；断言
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1. Both sides affirmed their commitment to the ceasefire.
双方均申明答应停火。
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2. I can affirm that no one will lose their job.
我可以肯定，谁都不会丢掉工作。
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3. She nodded in affirmation.
她肯定地点了点头。
- affirm (v.) Middle English affermen, affirmen, "to decide upon" (c. 1300); "to state positively" (late 14c.), from Old French afermer (Modern French affirmer) "affirm, confirm; strengthen, consolidate," from Latin affirmare "to make steady, strengthen," figuratively "confirm, corroborate," from ad "to" (see ad-) + firmare "strengthen, make firm," from firmus "strong" (from suffixed form of PIE root *dher- "to hold firmly, support").
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