affirmation

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /æfɝˈmeɪʃn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true. countable,uncountable
    — Her success was an affirmation of all her hard work.
  2. A solemn pledge (to tell the truth, to bear allegiance, etc.), legally equivalent to an oath, taken by people who are forbidden to take a religious oath (such as Quakers) or otherwise prefer not to do so. countable,uncountable
  3. A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion. countable,uncountable
    — Daily positive affirmations can improve self-confidence.

词形变化

affirmations plural

词汇关系

近义词
assertion
衍生词
affirmational counteraffirmation disaffirmation gender affirmation surgery microaffirmation nonaffirmation reaffirmation self-affirmation

词源

From Old French afermacion, from Latin affirmare (“to assert”). Doublet of affirmatio.
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