单词
affirm
读音
əˈfɜːrm
美式
英式
词根
"Affirm" 的词根是拉丁语 "firmare",意为“使坚固”,“确定”。 这个词根也用在 "confirm" (确认),"firm" (公司,坚定),"infirm" (虚弱的) 等词中。
释义
vt. 肯定;断言 vi. 确认;断言 [ 第三人称单数 affirms 现在分词 affirming 过去式 affirmed 过去分词 affirmed ]
例句
I can affirm that no one will lose their job.
我可以肯定,谁都不会丢掉工作。
In my opinion, in the appraisal of migrant workers, it is one-sided to affirm everything or to negate everything.
在我看来,对农民工的评价中,肯定一切或否定一切都是片面的。
Everything I had accomplished seemed to affirm that opinion.
我所做成的每件事似乎都证实了那个观点。
I can affirm that no one will lose their job.
我可以肯定,谁都不会丢掉工作。
In my opinion, in the appraisal of migrant workers, it is one-sided to affirm everything or to negate everything.
在我看来,对农民工的评价中,肯定一切或否定一切都是片面的。
Everything I had accomplished seemed to affirm that opinion.
我所做成的每件事似乎都证实了那个观点。
强化记忆
"Affirm" 可以和其他以 "af-"(表示加强意义)开头的单词一起记忆,例如 "affix"(贴上,连接)。"Affirm" 这个词汇的出现,早在11世纪的法国文献中就可以找到。它的词源可以追溯到拉丁语 "affirmare",意为“加强”,“确认”。在欧美文化中,“肯定”、“认可”常常是一种鼓励和正面的精神支持,这也是为什么 “affirm”在英语中具有非常积极的含义。
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