affirm

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  • 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)
    1. 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.)
    1. 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。
    2. I affirm that what he said is true.
      我断言他所说的是实情。
    3. 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。
    4. I can affirm that no one will lose their job.
      我可以肯定,谁都不会丢掉工作。
    5. 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。

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