affirm

英[ə'fɜːm] 美[ə'fɜːrm]
  • vt. 证实；断言；肯定
affirmable affirmably affirmer affirmed affirmed affirming affirms
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星级词汇:
  • affair n.私通；事件；事务；事情

详细释义

    v. (动词)
    1. 断言
    2. 证明
    3. 使生效
    4. 批准
    5. 【律】（不经宣誓而）庄严宣布
    6. 维持（下级法院的判决）
    7. 坚称
    8. 证实
    9. 【律】（不经宣誓而）证明
    10. 【律】（不经宣誓而）提供正式证词
    11. 确认
    12. 申明
    13. 肯定属实
    14. 肯定地说
    15. 断言…是真实的
    16. 批准（法律、决定、判决）
    17. 确认
    18. 肯定
    19. 认可
    v. (动词)
    1. vt. & vi. 断言; 证实 declare positively

英英释义

Verb:
  1. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts;

    "his story confirmed my doubts"
    "The evidence supports the defendant"

  2. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true;

    "Before God I swear I am innocent"

  3. say yes to

双语例句

1. Let's begin by a full - face enacted treatment with the Affirm using CAP technology.
以下我们将对使用具有CAP聚焦技术的Affirm治疗整个面部的步骤逐一进行演示.

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2. This report is positively denied in official circles, who affirm that nothing of the kind occurred , but that the story is made out of whole cloth.
这篇报导为官方人士所断然否认, 他们断言根本没有这回事, 其内容纯属捏造.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Everything I had accomplished seemed to affirm that opinion.
我所取得的一切似乎都证明那个观点是对的。

来自辞典例句

4. We gave them the opportunity to express their feelings, to affirm themselves.
我们给了他们一个机会表达自己的感情, 他们可以借此挺一挺腰杆.

来自辞典例句

5. I can affirm that he is tenacious and pertinacious as are few.
我可以肯定,像他那样不屈不挠、百折不回的人是十分罕见的.

来自辞典例句

    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. Scientists cannot affirm the existence of life on other planets.
      科学家们还不能证实在其它星球上有生命存在。
    2. I affirm that what he said is true.
      我断言他所说的是实情。
    3. They affirmed that the girl did quite a bit of reading.
      他们断言这个女孩子读了不少书。
    4. I can affirm that no one will lose their job.
      我可以肯定，谁都不会丢掉工作。
    5. We are not entitled to affirm or negate anything.
      我们没有任何权利和资格去肯定或否定任何一件事情。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作不及物动词 S+～(+A)
    1. The witness affirmed to the facts.
      证人证明这些是事实。
    2. The witness affirmed to the fact the thief had been caught in the act.
      这位目击者证实那贼是在行窃时当场被捉的。
    用作及物动词 S+ ～+n./pron.
    1. She affirmed her innocence.
      她断言她是无罪的。
    2. He can affirm my word and say as I said.
      他可以证实我说的话,并且可以像我说的那样再说一遍。
    3. We oppose the policy of isolation and affirm the policy of winning over all possible allies.
      我们反对孤立政策,赞成争取一切可能争取的同盟者的政策。
    4. The appellate court affirmed the judgement of the lower court.
      受理上诉的法庭维持下级法庭的判决。
    5. I am not in a position either to contradict or affirm his statement.
      我不能否定或肯定他说的话。
      6. 1
    6. You must believe the thing that is affirmed.
      你必须相信这一被证实的事情。
    7. He was affirmed as the candidate.
      他被确定为候选人。
    S+～+to- v
    1. He affirmed to have spoken the truth.
      他坚持说的是实话。
    S+～+that/wh-clause
    1. He affirmed that he was responsible.
      他肯定由他负责。
    2. The Foreign Ministry affirmed that the visit had been postponed.
      外交部证实访问已经推迟。
    3. They affirmed that the girls did quite a bit of reading.
      他们断言这些女孩子读了不少书。
    4. Despite all the policeman's questions the lady continued to affirm that she was innocent.
      尽管警察向她提出了很多疑问,那位女士仍然断言自己是无辜的。
    5. He affirmed his love for her.
      他重申对她的爱。
    6. They affirmed their loyalty to their country.
      他们誓言忠于祖国。
    7. He affirmed that he was telling the truth.
      他肯定地说他讲的是事实。
    8. I affirmed what he said is true.
      我确信他的话是真实的。
      9. 1
    9. It may be safely affirmed that he is innocent.
      完全可以断言他是无罪的。
    10. It was affirmed that he was the thief.
      经证实他就是那个偷东西的人。
    11. It may be safely affirmed that she is not guilty.
      可以断言她是无罪的。
    S+～+ n./pron. +to be n./adj.
    1. She can't affirm herself to be a qualified English teacher.
      她不能肯定自己会成为一名合格的英语教师。
    2. He affirmed himself to be right.
      他坚持自己是正确的。
    3. She affirmed herself to be innocent.
      她断言自己是清白的。

用法讲解

v. (动词)
  1. affirm的基本意思是根据事实、本人经历或对某事的确信而作出肯定的陈述,即“断言”。
  2. affirm作“断言; 证实”解时多用作及物动词,不用于进行时态,可直接接宾语,但多数情况下接that/wh-从句。affirm还可接“to be n./adj. ”充当宾语补足语。
  3. affirm偶尔也可用作不及物动词,接介词to引起的短语表示证实的内容。
v. (动词)
affirm, allege, assert, claim, declare
  • 这组词都有“以某种肯定口气提出…”的意思,它们之间的区别是:
  • 1.allege表示“声称,伪称”,常有借口的意思。例如:
  • He alleged illness for a reason for not going to work.他称病,以此作为不去工作的理由。
  • 2.affirm表示“肯定,断言”,指坚信不疑因而断言。例如:
  • It may be safely affirmed that he is innocent.可以断言,他是无罪的。
  • 3.assert表示“主张,断言”,指宣称某事如此,并不说它是事实,着重主观自信心。例如:
  • He asserts the cause of liberty.他主张自由主义。
  • 4.claim表示“宣称”,语气比assert弱些。例如:
  • He claimed to be the rightful heir.他声称自己是合法继承人。
  • 5.declare意味着因否认某事而郑重地宣称。例如:
  • He declared that he had not done it.他声称他没干这事。
    • assert，affirm，allege，maintain，testify，claim
  • 这些动词均含有“断言，声称”之意。
  • assert主观意味强，指自认为某事就是如此，而不管事实如何。
  • affirm侧重在作出断言时表现出的坚定与不可动摇的态度。
  • allege多指无真凭实据，不提供证据的断言或宣称。
  • maintain与assert近义，但前者指坚决维护某种主张或观点。
  • testify多指在法庭作证，庄严地宣称自己所说属实。
  • claim可与assert换用，但语气弱一些，侧重指行使自己的权利提出要求令他人承认。
    • 用作动词 (v.)
    ～+名词 ～+副词 ～+介词

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