单词	affirm
释义	affirmaf‧firm /əˈfɜːm $ -ɜːrm/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINaffirm Origin: 1200-1300 Old French afermer, from Latin affirmare, from ad- ‘to’ + firmare ‘to make firm’ Verb Table VERB TABLE affirm Simple Form Present I, you, we, they affirm he, she, it affirms Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they affirmed Present perfect I, you, we, they have affirmed he, she, it has affirmed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had affirmed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will affirm Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have affirmed Continuous Form Present I am affirming he, she, it is affirming you, we, they are affirming Past I, he, she, it was affirming you, we, they were affirming Present perfect I, you, we, they have been affirming he, she, it has been affirming Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been affirming Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be affirming Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been affirming Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The Supreme Court has affirmed the lower court's ruling. There are moral standards that we must affirm for our children. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But the abuses of our religious traditions should not keep us from affirming their call to compassion. Each, in its disproportionate way, affirms the truth of evolution. It is therefore our duty to affirm the judgment ordering Bakke admitted to the University. The appeals-court panel yesterday affirmed that presidents enjoy total immunity only from suits concerning their official actions. The hospice affirms life, and recognises dying as a normal process. The National Assembly on Dec. 6 enacted a law affirming the right to form political parties and simplifying registration procedures. Without ever straining for effect, Brook's lustrous production affirms the unending richness of theatrical simplicity. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► also · Prevailing Aristotelian philosophy also affirmed a fundamental division between two regions in the cosmos. NOUN► appeal · The Court of Appeal affirmed the existence of an implied duty not to prepare to compete and gave judgment for the plaintiffs.· In a subsequent appeal to the House of Lords, the Court of Appeal's decision was affirmed.· The Court of Appeal allowed the taxpayer's appeal and affirmed the decision of the Board of Review. ► belief · It affirms strongly its belief in the importance of congregational music in the average parish. ► court · On appeal, the Supreme Court affirmed the Lower Court's ruling, but not without some controversy.· Other members of the Court affirm on the basis of their reading of certain statutes.· The Court of Appeal affirmed the existence of an implied duty not to prepare to compete and gave judgment for the plaintiffs. ► decision · The Court of Appeal allowed the taxpayer's appeal and affirmed the decision of the Board of Review. 1to state publicly that something is true SYN  confirm:  The general affirmed rumors of an attack.affirm that A spokesman for the company affirmed that a merger was likely.2to strengthen a feeling, belief, or idea:  He claims that modern physics affirms his Christian beliefs.—affirmation /ˌæfəˈmeɪʃən $ ˌæfər-/ noun [countable, uncountable]
随便看	effulgent effusion effusive effusively effusiveness E-FIT EFL EFT e.g. egalitarian egalitarianism egg eggcup egghead eggnog eggplant egg roll eggshell egg-timer ego egocentric egocentricity egoism egoist egoistic

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