affirm
翻譯
斷言, 肯定, 確認
例句
He affirmed his loyalty to the team.
他申明了自己對團隊的忠誠。
The court affirmed the lower court's decision.
法院維持了下級法院的判決。
文法模式
((sth.)) 斷言(某事) He affirmed his commitment to the project.
((that + 子句)) 斷言(…) She affirmed that she was telling the truth.
近義詞
同義詞: declare, assert, state; 反義詞: deny, negate
詞源
源自拉丁語 `affirmare`(「使穩定,加強」),由 `ad-`(「去」)+ `firmus`(「強壯的,堅定的」)構成。
記憶技巧
想像用你的話語使某事變得「堅定」(firm)或穩固。