affirm概况

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vt. 肯定;断言

vi. 确认;断言

affirm词义

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vt.& vi.

断言,肯定;证实,确实;[法]不经宣誓而庄严宣布;承认

变形

过去式:affirmed过去分词:affirmed现在分词:affirming第三人称单数:affirms

双语释义

v.(动词)

vt. & vi. 断言; 证实 declare positively

英英释义

affirm[ ə'fə:m ]

v.

establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

同义词:confirmcorroboratesustainsubstantiatesupport

to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

同义词:verifyassertavowaverswanswear

say yes to

affirm用法

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词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

~+名词

affirm a view证明某种观点

affirm the words证明那些话

~+副词

affirm categorically明确地断言

affirm confidently自信地断言

affirm doubtless肯定地证实

affirm safely有把握地断言

affirm unhesitatingly毫不迟疑地断言

~+介词

affirm to the facts证明这些确是事实

同近义词辨析

allege, affirm, announce, proclaim, assert, claim

这组词都有“声称”的意思,其区别是:

allegev.在无真凭实据的情况下宣称、断定。

The suspect alleged that he had not been in the neighborhood at the time of the crime.嫌疑犯声称案发时他不在现场。

affirmv.坚信不疑地肯定或宣称,是deny的反义词。

He affirmed his love for her.他发誓爱她。

announcev.宣布,宣告。多指首次当众正式宣布某一主张或态度,常常带有预告的意味。

The invention of the printing press announced the diffusion of knowledge.印刷术的发明宣告了知识普及时代的来临。

proclaimv.宣布;宣告(成立)。指经过深思熟虑后向大众宣布一个明确的决定或判断,尤其指重大事件的宣布,多用于官方场合。

The president proclaimed an emergency when the war came.当战争来临的时候总统宣布进入紧急状态。

assertv.指不管事实如何,主观自信地宣称,或者清楚有力地坚持某个情况为事实。

She asserted that she was innocent .她宣称自己是无辜的。

claimv.要求,声称,断言。多指根据某种规定提出的要求或主张。

They claim that if more people rode bicycles to go to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city.他们生成如果有更多的人骑自行车上班的话,闹市区的汽车就会有所减少。

allege, testify, affirm, maintain, assert, claim

这组词都有“断言,声称”的意思,其区别是:

allege多指无真凭实据,不提供证据的断言或宣称。

testify多指在法庭作证,庄严地宣称自己所说属实。

affirm侧重在作出断言时表现出的坚定与不可动摇的态度。

maintain与assert近义,但前者指坚决维护某种主张或观点。

assert主观意味强,指自认为某事就是如此,而不管事实如何。

claim可与assert换用,但语气弱一些,侧重指行为自己的权利提出要求他人承认。

双语例句

用作及物动词(vt.)

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。

I affirm that what he said is true.
我断言他所说的是实情。

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。

I can affirm that no one will lose their job.
我可以肯定,谁都不会丢掉工作。

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。

权威例句

AFFIRM Investigators: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of natalizumab for relapsing multiple sclerosis

New mitochondrial DNA data affirm the importance of Pleistocene speciation in North American birds.

AFFIRM-Investigators. A comparison of rate control and rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med 2002;347:18...

DNA Barcodes Affirm That 16 Species of Apparently Generalist Tropical Parasitoid Flies (Diptera, Tachinidae) Are Not All Generalists

Atrial Fibrillation Follow-Up Investigation of Rhythm Management—The AFFIRM Study Design

BioOne Online Journals - NEW MITOCHONDRIAL DNA DATA AFFIRM THE IMPORTANCE OF PLEISTOCENE SPECIATION IN NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS

Maintenance of sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation ☆ : An AFFIRM substudy of the first antiarrhythmic drug

The Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management (AFFIRM) study: approaches to control rate in atrial fibrillati...

Quality of life in atrial fibrillation: the Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management (AFFIRM) study.

Does intensity of rate-control influence outcome in atrial fibrillation? An analysis of pooled data from the RACE and AFFIRM studies

affirm词源

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affirm (v.)

c. 1300, from Old French afermier (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" (see firm (adj.)). Spelling refashioned 16c. in French and English on Latin model. Related: Affirmed; affirming.

affirm造句

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1. I affirm I can like it.

我肯定我会喜欢它。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

2. 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。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

3. I am not in a position either to contradict or affirm this statement.

我既不能否定这一说法,又不能肯定这一说法。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

4. We affirm these statements to be true.

我们肯定这些说法是对的。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

5. I dare not affirm whether we can use so this word.

我不敢肯定我们是否能这样用这个词。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

6. We can not affirm that whatshould be done the next step.

我们不能肯定下一步该做什么。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

7. We may go further, and affirm most truly that it is a mere and miserable solitude to want true friends.

我们不妨更进一步并且很真实地断言说,缺乏真正的朋友乃是纯粹可怜的孤独。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

8. "This report is positively denied in official circles, who affirm that nothing of the kind occured, but that the story is made of whole cloth."

这篇报导为官方人士断然否认,他们断言根本没有这回事,其内容线性凭空捏造。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

9. I dare affirm that the tomato will be very expensive.

我敢肯定西红柿将很贵。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

10. 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。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句