affirm
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [??f??m]
- 美式音標(biāo) [??f??m]
- 國際音標(biāo) [?'f?:m]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- vt. 肯定;斷言
- vi. 確認(rèn);斷言
詞根記憶
- af(表加強(qiáng)) + firm(堅(jiān)定的)→十分堅(jiān)定→斷言,堅(jiān)持聲稱
- af(表加強(qiáng)) + firm(堅(jiān)固的)→成為堅(jiān)固的東西→斷言
- af + firm(堅(jiān)定的)→斷言,堅(jiān)持聲稱
用法辨析
- affirm的基本意思是根據(jù)事實(shí)、本人經(jīng)歷或?qū)δ呈碌拇_信而作出肯定的陳述,即“斷言”。
- affirm作“斷言; 證實(shí)”解時(shí)多用作及物動(dòng)詞,不用于進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài),可直接接賓語,但多數(shù)情況下接that/wh-從句。affirm還可接“to be n./adj. ”充當(dāng)賓語補(bǔ)足語。
- affirm偶爾也可用作不及物動(dòng)詞,接介詞to引起的短語表示證實(shí)的內(nèi)容。
v. (動(dòng)詞)
英漢例句
- The witness affirmed to the facts.
證人證明這些是事實(shí)。 - She affirmed her innocence.
她斷言她是無罪的。 - He affirmed to have spoken the truth.
他堅(jiān)持說的是實(shí)話。 - He affirmed that he was responsible.
他肯定由他負(fù)責(zé)。 - She can't affirm herself to be a qualified English teacher.
她不能肯定自己會(huì)成為一名合格的英語教師。
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
用作不及物動(dòng)詞: S+~(+A)
用作及物動(dòng)詞: S+ ~+n./pron.
S+~+to- v
S+~+that/wh-clause
S+~+ n./pron. +to be n./adj.
詞組短語
- affirm a view 證明某種觀點(diǎn)
- affirm the words 證明那些話
- affirm categorically 明確地?cái)嘌?/li>
- affirm confidently 自信地?cái)嘌?/li>
- affirm doubtless 肯定地證實(shí)
- affirm safely 有把握地?cái)嘌?/li>
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
~+名詞
~+副詞
英英字典
- to state something as true
- If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.
- affirmation
- If an event affirms something, it shows that it is true or exists.
- affirmation
劍橋英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
專業(yè)釋義
- (不經(jīng)宣誓而)證實(shí);確認(rèn);承認(rèn):
- (不經(jīng)宣誓而)確認(rèn)(或正式宣稱):
- (上級法院)確認(rèn)并維持下級法院的判決
- 證實(shí)
- 肯定
However, people not only wrote few monographs and papers about it, but also didn’t discuss totally or affirm it fully.
但長期以來,人們對鄭珍《說文新附考》進(jìn)行研究的專著和論文極少,篇幅也較小,未對其作全面地論述和探討,對其價(jià)值也未給予充分地肯定。