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词组 affirm
释义 affirm
affirmv. [ǝ′fɜːm] (affirms; affirmed; affirm-ing)
双解释义
 vt. & vi.断言;证实 declare positively
基本要点
1. affirm的基本意思是根据事实、本人经历或对某事的确信而作出肯定的陈述,即“断言”。
2. affirm作“断言;证实”解时多用作及物动词,不用于进行时态,可直接接宾语,但多数情况下接that/wh-从句。affirm还可接"to be n./adj."充当宾语补足语。
3. affirm偶尔也可用作不及物动词,接介词to引起的短语表示证实的内容。
词汇搭配
~+名词
 ~ a view 证明某种观点
 ~ the words 证明那些话
~+副词
 ~ categorically 明确地断言
 ~ confidently 自信地断言
 ~ doubtless 肯定地证实
 ~ safely 有把握地断言
 ~ unhesitatingly 毫不迟疑地断言
~+介词
 ~ to the facts 证明这些确是事实
句型例句
用作不及物动词
▲ S+~(+A)

 The witness affirmed to the facts. 证人证明这些是事实。
 The witness affirmed to the fact the thief had been caught in the act. 这位目击者证实那贼是在行窃时当场被捉的。
用作及物动词
▲ S+~+n./pron.

 She affirmed her innocence. 她断言她是无罪的。
 He can affirm my word and say as I said. 他可以证实我说的话,并且可以像我说的那样再说一遍。
 We oppose the policy of isolation and affirm the policy of winning over all possible allies. 我们反对孤立政策,赞成争取一切可能争取的同盟者的政策。
 The appellate court affirmed the judgement of the lower court. 受理上诉的法庭维持下级法庭的判决。
 I am not in a position either to contradict or affirm his statement. 我不能否定或肯定他说的话。
◇ 用于be ~ed结构
 You must believe the thing that is affirmed. 你必须相信这一被证实的事情。
 He was affirmed as the candidate. 他被确定为候选人。
▲ S+~+to-v

 He affirmed to have spoken the truth. 他坚持说的是实话。
▲ S+~+that/wh-clause

 He affirmed that he was responsible. 他肯定由他负责。
 The Foreign Ministry affirmed that the visit had been postponed. 外交部证实访问已经推迟。
 They affirmed that the girls did quite a bit of reading. 他们断言这些女孩子读了不少书。
 Despite all the policeman's questions the lady continued to affirm that she was innocent. 尽管警察向她提出了很多疑问,那位女士仍然断言自己是无辜的。
 He affirmed his love for her. 他重申对她的爱。
 They affirmed their loyalty to their country. 他们誓言忠于祖国。
 He affirmed that he was telling the truth. 他肯定地说他讲的是事实。
 I affirmed what he said is true. 我确信他的话是真实的。
◇ 用于be ~ed结构
 It may be safely affirmed that he is innocent. 完全可以断言他是无罪的。
 It was affirmed that he was the thief. 经证实他就是那个偷东西的人。
 It may be safely affirmed that she is not guilty. 可以断言她是无罪的。
▲ S+~+n./pron.+to be n./adj.

 She can't affirm herself to be a qualified English teacher. 她不能肯定自己会成为一名合格的英语教师。
 He affirmed himself to be right. 他坚持自己是正确的。
 She affirmed herself to be innocent. 她断言自己是清白的。
词语辨异
 ♣ affirm, allege, assert, claim, declare
 参见allege条。
补充资料
 [派生词] affirmation n.证实;批准;断言
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