affirms

英 [əˈfɜːmz]

美 [əˈfɜːrmz]

v.  肯定属实; 申明; 断言
affirm的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 断言；申明；坚持声称
  If youaffirmthat something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.
  1. 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。
  2. ...a speech in which he affirmed a commitment to lower taxes...
     他作出减税承诺的演讲
  3. 'This place is a dump,' affirmed Miss T.
     “这地方简直像个垃圾堆，”T小姐声称。
• VERB 证实；确认
  If an eventaffirmssomething, it shows that it is true or exists.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• One affirms, but one doubts.
  我们一面肯定，但我们一面也怀疑。
• Their acceptance affirms that self and lets us develop as individuals.
  而朋友的接受是对我们本身的肯定，让我们个性得到发展。
• This donation affirms the achievements of our medical team and injects tremendous momentum into their research efforts.
  这些捐款充分肯定了中大教研人员的成就，并且为我们的医学研究工作注入莫大的动力。
• The article expounds and full affirms the time spirit and history meaning the Wuhan Manifesto expresses.
  文章对武汉宣言所表现的时代精神和具有的历史意义作了论述和充分肯定。
• I believe an interview would convince you that my father's character is not mine: he affirms I am more your nephew than his son;
  我相信见一次面会使您相信我父亲的性格并不是我的性格：他肯定说我更像是您的外甥而不像是他的儿子；
• ( logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false.
  （逻辑学）肯定或否定，或许是真或许是假的陈述。
• Social science affirms that women's place in society marks the level of civilization.
  社会科学认为，妇女在社会中的地位标志着文明的水平。
• We film overtime that day, if it were not for her plead for mercy for sb, her assistant affirms her detain to go to next field.
  我们拍摄那天超时了，要不是她说情，她的助手肯定把她押到下一个场去。
• I'll start him on monism if I can. Norton's another monist-only he affirms naught but spirit.
  我如果能够，倒想跟他谈谈一元论；诺尔屯也是个一元论者&不过他只肯定精神，对其他的一切都怀疑。
• Its style affirms that virtue without joy is a contradiction in terms.
  该队的风格肯定了光球技高超但没有踢球的欢乐是自相矛盾的。