af·firm·a·tive

adjective

/əˈfɜːmətɪv/

/əˈfɜːrmətɪv/

(formal)

an affirmative word or reply means ‘yes’ or expresses agreement肯定的；同意的
- an affirmative response to the question对问题的肯定答复
Topics Opinion and argumentc1, Languagec1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Affirmative is used with these nouns:
action
answer
reply
…
(also positive)
(of a statement) expressing something that is true, did happen, etc.; not containing words such as ‘no’, ‘not’, ‘never’, etc.肯定的
- affirmative and negative forms/sentences肯定和否定形式/句子
opposite negative (2)Topics Languagec1

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘assertive, positive’): via Old French from late Latin affirmativus, from affirmare ‘assert’, from ad- ‘to’ + firmus ‘strong’.

af·firm·a·tive

noun

/əˈfɜːmətɪv/

/əˈfɜːrmətɪv/

(formal)

a word or statement that means ‘yes’; an agreement or a confirmation肯定；同意
- in the affirmative She answered in the affirmative (= said ‘yes’).她作出了肯定的答复。
- She asked if he would give his support to the scheme and he answered in the affirmative.她问他是否会支持该计划，他的回答是肯定的。
opposite negativeTopics Opinion and argumentc1
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘assertive, positive’): via Old French from late Latin affirmativus, from affirmare ‘assert’, from ad- ‘to’ + firmus ‘strong’.

af·firm·a·tive

exclamation

/əˈfɜːmətɪv/

/əˈfɜːrmətɪv/

(especially North American English, formal)

used to agree to a statement or request（表示赞同或应允）对，是的
- ‘Affirmative, sir’ responded the lieutenant.“是的，长官。”中尉回答道。
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘assertive, positive’): via Old French from late Latin affirmativus, from affirmare ‘assert’, from ad- ‘to’ + firmus ‘strong’.

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单词	affirmative
释义	af·firm·a·tive adjective /əˈfɜːmətɪv/ /əˈfɜːrmətɪv/ (formal) an affirmative word or reply means ‘yes’ or expresses agreement肯定的；同意的 an affirmative response to the question对问题的肯定答复 Topics Opinion and argumentc1, Languagec1 Oxford Collocations DictionaryAffirmative is used with these nouns: action answer reply … (also positive) (of a statement) expressing something that is true, did happen, etc.; not containing words such as ‘no’, ‘not’, ‘never’, etc.肯定的 affirmative and negative forms/sentences肯定和否定形式/句子 opposite negative (2)Topics Languagec1 Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘assertive, positive’): via Old French from late Latin affirmativus, from affirmare ‘assert’, from ad- ‘to’ + firmus ‘strong’. af·firm·a·tive noun /əˈfɜːmətɪv/ /əˈfɜːrmətɪv/ (formal) a word or statement that means ‘yes’; an agreement or a confirmation肯定；同意 in the affirmative She answered in the affirmative (= said ‘yes’).她作出了肯定的答复。 She asked if he would give his support to the scheme and he answered in the affirmative.她问他是否会支持该计划，他的回答是肯定的。 opposite negativeTopics Opinion and argumentc1 Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘assertive, positive’): via Old French from late Latin affirmativus, from affirmare ‘assert’, from ad- ‘to’ + firmus ‘strong’. af·firm·a·tive exclamation /əˈfɜːmətɪv/ /əˈfɜːrmətɪv/ (especially North American English, formal) used to agree to a statement or request（表示赞同或应允）对，是的 ‘Affirmative, sir’ responded the lieutenant.“是的，长官。”中尉回答道。 Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘assertive, positive’): via Old French from late Latin affirmativus, from affirmare ‘assert’, from ad- ‘to’ + firmus ‘strong’.
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