affirm
【确认、断言、声明或支持】
📌 单词 “affirm” 解析
“Affirm” 是一个动词,通常表示确认、断言、声明或支持某个事实、观点或立场。它通常具有确认某事真实性或确认某种立场的含义。
1. “Affirm” 的含义
✅ (1)确认,证实(动词)
作为动词时,“affirm” 主要指确认某事的真实性或有效性,或表示肯定、支持。
📌 例句:
- The witness affirmed that he had seen the defendant at the scene of the crime.
(证人确认他在犯罪现场看见了被告。) - She affirmed her commitment to the project.
(她确认了自己对该项目的承诺。) - The judge affirmed the decision made by the lower court.
(法官确认了下级法院的判决。)
✅ (2)坚定表示,表明支持(动词)
“Affirm” 也可以表示坚决地表示某种意见、观点或信念,特别是在情感或道德层面上。
📌 例句:
- The president affirmed his support for the new policy.
(总统坚定表示支持这项新政策。) - She affirmed her belief in equal rights for all.
(她坚信所有人都应该享有平等的权利。) - He affirmed that he would continue to fight for justice.
(他表示他将继续为正义而斗争。)
✅ (3)宣誓,郑重声明(动词)
有时,“affirm” 也表示在法律或正式场合上进行宣誓或郑重声明,例如宣誓在法院作证时。
📌 例句:
- The witness was asked to affirm the truth of his statement.
(要求证人宣誓其陈述内容真实。) - He affirmed his loyalty to the country.
(他宣誓效忠国家。)
2. “Affirm” 的近义词
- Confirm(确认,证实)
The results confirmed that the hypothesis was correct.
(结果证实了假设是正确的。) - Assert(断言,声明)
He asserted that the theory was widely accepted.
(他断言该理论被广泛接受。) - Support(支持)
They supported her decision to start a new company.
(他们支持她创办新公司的决定。) - Declare(宣布,表明)
He declared that he would run for president.
(他宣布将竞选总统。)
3. 常见短语搭配
- Affirm one's belief(确认某人信念)
She affirmed her belief in the importance of education.
(她确认自己相信教育的重要性。) - Affirm one's commitment(确认某人的承诺)
The organization affirmed its commitment to sustainability.
(该组织确认了自己对可持续发展的承诺。) - Affirm the truth(确认事实)
The jury affirmed the truth of the defendant's testimony.
(陪审团确认了被告证词的真实性。) - Affirmative statement(肯定的陈述)
He made an affirmative statement regarding the company's future.
(他就公司未来做出了肯定的陈述。)
📌 结论
- “Affirm” 作为动词表示确认、断言、表态支持,可用于正式场合或日常交流中表达对某事的肯定或确认。
- 常见用法: 确认信念、支持决策、宣誓作证等。