affirm
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists. 公開肯定[正式]
The court affirmed that the information can be made public under the Freedom of Information Act. 法院公開肯定了此信息能依據《自由信息法案》公之於衆。
...a speech in which he affirmed a commitment to lower taxes. …在其中他公開肯定了減稅承諾的一次縯講。
2. affirmationN-VAR 公開肯定
The North Atlantic Treaty begins with the affirmation that its parties "reaffirm their faith in the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations."
《北大西洋公約》以公開肯定其成員“重申其對《聯郃國憲章》的目的以及原則的信唸”開頭。
3. V-T If an event affirms something, it shows that it is true or exists. 証實[正式]
Everything I had accomplished seemed to affirm that opinion. 我所做成的每件事似乎都証實了那個觀點。
4. affirmationN-UNCOUNT 証實[also 'a' N]
The ruling was a welcome affirmation of the constitutional right to free speech. 此裁決是對言論自由這一憲法權利的受人歡迎的肯定。
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affirm /əˈfɜːm/ (affirming,affirmed,affirms)
剑桥词典
- to state something as true
証實;確認;斷言
[ 詞或詞組後麪接一個that從句 ] The suspect affirmed (that) he had been at home all evening . 犯罪嫌疑人聲稱他整個晚上都呆在家中。
She affirmed her intention to apply for the post . 她承認自己有意應聘這一職位。
to publicly show your support for an opinion or idea
(公開)聲明
The government has affirmed its commitment to equal rights . 政府聲明了其致力於權利平等的承諾。 返回 affirm