英语词汇“affirmation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

affirmaffirm /əˈfɚm/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal

ETYMOLOGYaffirm

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French afermer, from Latin affirmare, from ad- to + firmare to make firm

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

1to state publicly that something is true or correct SYN confirm: The Supreme Court has affirmed the lower court’s ruling.affirm that The general affirmed that rumors of the attack were true.2to strengthen or support a feeling, belief, or idea: He claims that modern physics affirms his Christian beliefs.—affirmation /ˌæfɚˈmeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]