affirm

英[əˈfɜːm]美[ əˈfɜːrm]

v.断言，申明，证实，确认；

第三人称单数：affirms;

过去式：affirmed;

过去分词：affirmed;

现在分词：affirming;

名词：affirmation;

例句

I affirm I can like it.我肯定我会喜欢它.

I dare affirm that the tomato will be very expensive.我敢肯定西红柿将很贵.

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.

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。

同义词

vt.

affirm的同义词之：断言;确认;证实

endorsecertifyratifystateassertdeclareconfirmpronounce

affirm的同义词之：其他释义

pronounceconfirmstatedeclaretestifyinsureassertratifyendorsecertify

反义词

vt. & vi.

affirm的反义词之：断言;坚称;证实

denynegate

affirm的反义词之：其他释义

negatedeny

同义词解析

以下这些动词均含有"断言，声称" 的意思

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，侧重指行为自己的权利提出要求他人承认。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

VERB

断言；申明；坚持声称

If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.

例句

The House of Lords affirmed that the terms of a contract cannot be rewritten retrospectively.上议院申明合同条款改写后不具备追溯效力。...a speech in which he affirmed a commitment to lower taxes...他作出减税承诺的演讲

VERB

证实；确认

If an event affirms something, it shows that it is true or exists.

例句

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。

英汉词典释义

vt. & vi.

断言; 证实;肯定属实；申明

They affirmed to the facts.他们证明这些是事实。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。He affirmed himself to be right.他坚持自己是正确的。

英英词典释义

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

行业词典

法律： 维持；确认；