affirmative

affirmative
adjective
  1. agreeing with or consenting to a statement or request
    同意的，赞成的
    an affirmative answer.
    赞同的回答。
    ■(Grammar & Logic)stating that a fact is so; making an assertion
    (语法，逻)肯定的。 与 negative 和 interrogative 相对
    affirmative sentences.
    肯定句。。
    ■(of a vote) expressing approval or agreement
    （选举）赞成的，同意的
    ■offering support, help, or encouragement
    提供支持的，提供帮助的，鼓励性的
    the family is usually a source of encouragement from which affirmative influences come.
    家庭通常是鼓励的源泉，能给予家庭成员积极的影响。
    ■relating to or denoting proposed legislation which must receive a parliamentary vote in its favour before it can come into force
    （法律提案）须议会投票赞成生效的
noun
  1. a statement of agreement with or consent to an assertion or request
    同意，赞成
    he accepted her reply as an affirmative.
    他把她给出的回答视作她同意。
    ■(Grammar)a word used in making assertions or to express consent
    (语法)陈述词，肯定词
    ■(Logic)a statement asserting that something is true of the subject of a proposition
    (逻)肯定陈述
    ■(the affirmative)a position of agreement or confirmation
    同意，肯定
    his answer veered towards the affirmative.
    他的回答转向同意。
exclamation
  1. (chiefly N. Amer. )expressing agreement with or consent to a statement or request; yes
    (主 北美)同意；对，是啊
常用词组
in the affirmative
  1. so as to accept or agree to a statement or request
    接受，同意，表示赞成
    he answered the question in the affirmative.
    他肯定地回答了问题。
派生
affirmatively
adverb
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'assertive, positive'): via Old French from late Latin affirmativus, from affirmare 'assert' (see affirm)
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