confirmation
/ˌkɒnfəˈmeɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1
- the action of confirming something or the state of being confirmed证实; 确定; 确认; 批准：
the greens took it as confirmation that industrial society is not sustainable.
绿党人士认为这证实了工业社会是不可能持续存在的。
2
- (in the Christian Church) the rite at which a baptized person, especially one baptized as an infant, affirms Christian belief and is admitted as a full member of the Church（基督教）坚信礼, 坚振礼。
2.1
- the Jewish ceremony of bar mitzvah犹太男孩成人仪式。
词源
Middle English: via Old French from Latin confirmatio（n-）， from confirmare 'make firm， establish' （see CONFIRM）.