| 单词 | affirmative |
| 释义 | affirmative (once / 1130 pages) adjn Something affirmative expresses agreement or approval, like the affirmative nod your mother gives you when you ask to be excused from the dinner table. A formal way of saying "Yes" is "Affirmative!" Anything affirmative is approving of something: affirmative words support someone or something. Being affirmative is the opposite of being negative or contradicting. A pat on the back is affirmative so is a signature you need to complete a form. Also, you can use affirmative as a formal way of saying yes to something. This is common in the military. It might sound a little odd, but if your teacher asked, "Does 10 plus 10 equal 20?" you could answer, "Affirmative!" WORD FAMILYaffirmative: affirmatively, affirmativeness, affirmatives+/affirm: affirmable, affirmation, affirmative, affirmatory, affirmer, affirming, affirms, reaffirm/affirmation: affirmations, disaffirmation/affirmer: affirmers/reaffirm: reaffirmation, reaffirmed, reaffirming, reaffirms/reaffirmation: reaffirmations USAGE EXAMPLESThese affirmative steps mean closing the door on failed efforts at stimulus and overreliance on monetary policy. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) Mr. Ellison also said a separate black state might be a better option for black Americans than affirmative action. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) That discipline followed an investigation by the school’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action into an incident from earlier in the semester. Washington Post(Dec 17, 2016) 1adj affirming or giving assent an affirmative decision affirmative votes Syn|Ant affirmatory assentient expressing agreement or consent favorable, favourableencouraging or approving or pleasing positivecharacterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. negative expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial dissentient, dissenting, dissidentdisagreeing, especially with a majority unfavorable, unfavourablenot encouraging or approving or pleasing disinclinedunwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval 2adj expressing or manifesting praise or approval an affirmative nod Syn approbative, approbatory, approving, plausive favorable, favourable encouraging or approving or pleasing 3adj expecting the best an affirmative outlook Syn optimistic positive characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. 4n a reply of affirmation he answered in the affirmative Ant|Hypo|Hyper negative a reply of denial yes an affirmative yeaan affirmative double negativean affirmative constructed from two negatives affirmation, avouchment, avowal a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something |
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