affirm英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

动词 v.

To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.

— She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.
To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.

— Jesus, […] whom Paul affirmed to be alive
To support or encourage.

— gender-affirming; trans-affirming
To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (law) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.
To state under a solemn promise to tell the truth which is considered legally equivalent to an oath, especially of those who have religious or other moral objections to swearing oaths; also solemnly affirm.

感叹词 intj.

Yes; true; correct.

词形变化

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词汇关系

近义词

validate

反义词

disaffirm deny repudiate invalidate

衍生词

affirmability affirmable affirmance affirmer affirming the consequent gender-affirming life-affirming misaffirm open and affirming reaffirm unaffirmed

词源

词源 1

From Middle English affermen, from Old French afermer, affermer, from Latin affirmare, adfirmare (“to present as fixed, aver, affirm”), from ad (“to”) + firmare (“to make firm”), from firmus (“firm”). By surface analysis, af- + firm.

词源 2

From Middle English affermen, from Old French afermer, affermer, from Latin affirmare, adfirmare (“to present as fixed, aver, affirm”), from ad (“to”) + firmare (“to make firm”), from firmus (“firm”). By surface analysis, af- + firm.