affirmed

[əˈfə:md]
  • 释义
  • 断言,证实( affirm的过去式和过去分词 );

  • 词义辨析
  • affirm, allege, assert, claim, declare
  • 这组词都有“以某种肯定口气提出…”的意思,它们之间的区别是:
    1.allege表示“声称,伪称”,常有借口的意思。例如:
    He alleged illness for a reason for not going to work.他称病,以此作为不去工作的理由。
    2.affirm表示“肯定,断言”,指坚信不疑因而断言。例如:
    It may be safely affirmed that he is innocent.可以断言,他是无罪的。
    3.assert表示“主张,断言”,指宣称某事如此,并不说它是事实,着重主观自信心。例如:
    He asserts the cause of liberty.他主张自由主义。
    4.claim表示“宣称”,语气比assert弱些。例如:
    He claimed to be the rightful heir.他声称自己是合法继承人。
    5.declare意味着因否认某事而郑重地宣称。例如:
    He declared that he had not done it.他声称他没干这事。
  • assert,affirm,allege,maintain,testify,claim
  • 这些动词都含有“断言,声称”之意。
    assert主观意味强,指自认为某事就是如此,而不管事实如何。
    affirm侧重在作出断言时表现出的坚定与不可动摇的态度。
    allege多指无真凭实据,不提供证据的断言或宣称。
    maintain与assert近义,但前者指坚决维护某种主张或观点。
    testify多指在法庭作证,庄严地宣称自己所说属实。
    claim可与assert换用,但语气弱一些,侧重指行使自己的权利提出要求令他人承认。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    The appellate court affirmed the judgment of the lower court.

    上级法院维持下级法院的判决.

    辞典例句
  • 2、

    Both sides affirmed their commitment to the ceasefire.

    双方均申明答应停火。

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  • 3、

    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.

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  • 4、

    He affirmed to have spoken the truth.

    他坚定地说出实话.

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  • 5、

    He affirmed himself to be right.

    他坚持自己是正确的.

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  • 6、

    The House of Lords affirmed that the terms of a contract cannot be rewritten retrospectively.

    上议院申明合同条款改写后不具备追溯效力。

    柯林斯例句
  • 7、

    " I do leave it alone , " affirmed the accused hollowly.

    “ 我是不喝酒. ” 受到指责的那个人随口说道.

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  • 8、

    On the contrary, he passionately affirmed the goal of unity for Europe.

    相反, 他热情地肯定欧洲统一的目标.

    辞典例句
  • 9、

    It may be safely affirmed that he is innocent.

    可以断言他是无罪的.

    辞典例句
  • 10、

    Teddy Upshaw mouthed the words as if trying them on, then affirmed.

    特迪·厄普肖清晰地念出这几个字,好像品尝其中的味道, 然后予以肯定.

    辞典例句
  • 11、

    The onlooker affirmed the fact to be true.

    这位旁观者断言这是事实.

    辞典例句
  • 12、

    Congress affirmed the treaty the President made.

    议会通过了总统制订的条约.

    辞典例句
  • 13、

    The prisoner affirmed his innocence.

    囚犯断言他无罪.

    辞典例句
  • 14、

    I affirmed that the statement was true.

    我肯定这种说法是可靠的.

    辞典例句
  • 15、

    She was affirmed as a candidate.

    她被确认为候选人.

    辞典例句