[mass noun]the action or process of affirming something 肯定 he nodded in affirmation. 他肯定地点点头。 [count noun]an affirmation of basic human values. 对人类基本美德的肯定。 ■[count noun](Law)a formal declaration by a person who declines to take an oath for reasons of conscience (律)(因良心原因不愿宣誓而作的正式)确认
语源
late Middle English : from Latin affirmatio(n-), from the verb affirmare (see affirm)