affirm
- IPA[əˈfəːm]
英式
- state emphatically or publicly；declare one's support for; uphold; defend
verb: affirm, 3rd person present: affirms, gerund or present participle: affirming, past tense: affirmed, past participle: affirmed
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. state emphatically or publicly he affirmed the country's commitment to peace they affirmed that policies were to be judged by their contribution to social justice 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ declare one's support for; uphold; defend the referendum affirmed the republic's right to secede 同義詞
- ▪ accept or confirm the validity of (a judgement or agreement); ratify the Court of Appeal affirmed a decision of the High Court
- ▪ make a formal declaration rather than taking an oath he refused to take the oath but chose simply to affirm on being admitted to the Privy Council
- 2. offer (someone) emotional support or encouragement there are five common ways parents fail to affirm their children good teachers know that students need to be both affirmed and challenged
- ▪ give (life) a heightened sense of value, typically through the experience of something emotionally or spiritually uplifting it is a rich and challenging motion picture that both affirms life and emphasizes its fragility
