affirm

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英 [əˈfɜ:m]

美 [əˈfɜrm]

是什么意思

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

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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

同义词

recognize declare

反义词

negating negates negated negate denying deny denies

同根词

affirmatively affirmative affirmation affirm

a开头的单词