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Affirm True Verb Exists Affirmed 英[əˈfɜ:M 美[əˈfɜrm Vt

单词 affirm
音标
英[əˈfɜ:m] 美[əˈfɜrm]
解释
vt.& vi.断言,肯定;证实,确实;[法]不经宣誓而庄严宣布;承认;
例句

VERB
断言;申明;坚持声称
If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.
例:The House of Lords affirmed that the terms of a contract cannot be rewritten retrospectively.上议院申明合同条款改写后不具备追溯效力。
例:...a speech in which he affirmed a commitment to lower taxes...他作出减税承诺的演讲

VERB
证实;确认
If an event affirms something, it shows that it is true or exists.
例:Everything I had accomplished seemed to affirm that opinion.我所取得的一切似乎都证明那个观点是对的。
变形
noun:affirmation~third:affirms~done:affirmed~ing:affirming~past:affirmed~

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