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  1. Oxford American Dictionary

    affirm

    • IPA[əˈfərm]

    美式

    • v.
      state as a fact; assert strongly and publicly；declare one's support for; uphold; defend

    • verb: affirm, 3rd person present: affirms, gerund or present participle: affirming, past tense: affirmed, past participle: affirmed

    • 釋義

    動詞

    • 1. state as a fact; assert strongly and publicly he affirmed the country's commitment to peace he affirmed that she was, indeed, a good editor 同義詞 declare, state, assert, aver, proclaim, ... 更多反義詞 deny
    • ▪ declare one's support for; uphold; defend the referendum affirmed the republic's right to secede 同義詞 uphold, support, defend, maintain, confirm, ... 更多
    • ▪ accept or confirm the validity of (a judgment or agreement); ratify.
    • ▪ make a formal declaration rather than taking an oath (e.g., to testify truthfully).
    • ▪ (of a court) uphold (a decision) on appeal.
    • 2. offer (someone) emotional support or encouragement there are five common ways parents fail to affirm their children good teachers know that students need to be both affirmed and challenged
    • ▪ give (life) a heightened sense of value, typically through the experience of something emotionally or spiritually uplifting it is a rich and challenging motion picture that both affirms life and emphasizes its fragility
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    affirm

    • IPA[əˈfəːm]

    英式

    • v.
      state emphatically or publicly: he affirmed the country's commitment to peace they affirmed that policies were to be judged by their contribution to social justice

    Oxford Dictionary