af·firm
verb/əˈfɜːm/
/əˈfɜːrm/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they affirm | /əˈfɜːm/ /əˈfɜːrm/ |
| he / she / it affirms | /əˈfɜːmz/ /əˈfɜːrmz/ |
| past simple affirmed | /əˈfɜːmd/ /əˈfɜːrmd/ |
| past participle affirmed | /əˈfɜːmd/ /əˈfɜːrmd/ |
| -ing form affirming | /əˈfɜːmɪŋ/ /əˈfɜːrmɪŋ/ |
- to state clearly that something is true
清楚地陈述某事是真的 - affirm something Both sides affirmed their commitment to the ceasefire.
双方均申明同意停火。 - affirm that… I can affirm that no one will lose their job.
我可以肯定，谁都不会丢掉工作。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAffirm is used with these nouns as the subject:- court
- belief
- commitment
- conviction
- …
- affirm something Both sides affirmed their commitment to the ceasefire.
- affirm something to publicly defend something or state that you support it strongly
公开捍卫某事或声明您强烈支持它 - We affirm the principle that leaders must be chosen by the people and be accountable to the people.
我们申明领导人必须由人民选出、对人民负责的原则。
- We affirm the principle that leaders must be chosen by the people and be accountable to the people.
- affirm somebody to provide emotional support or approval
提供情感支持或认可 - They believe that it's important that parents affirm their children as they are.
他们认为父母肯定孩子的本来面目非常重要。
- They believe that it's important that parents affirm their children as they are.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘make firm’): via Old French from Latin affirmare, from ad- ‘to’ + firmus ‘strong’.