音标:[ә'fә:mәtiv] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
a. 肯定的, 赞成的, 积极的
n. 肯定语
n. a reply of affirmation
a. affirming or giving assent
s. expecting the best
词型变化:名词复数形式 : affirmatives
词性分布:
形容词91%
名词9%

affirmative的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. I can't give you an affirmative reply now.目前我没法给你一个肯定的答复。
  2. "All men are mortal" is an affirmative proposition.“人总是要死的”,是一个肯定命题。
  3. The matter is urgent. An immediate and affirmative reply is requested.事急,希即时作正面答复。
用作名词(n.)
  1. "I will" is an affirmative."我愿意"是肯定语。
  2. They answered in the affirmative.他们作了肯定的回答。
  3. He replied in the affirmative to my question.就我的问题他给予了肯定的回答。
  4. The answer to both questions is in the affirmative.答案是肯定的。

词汇搭配

  • affirmative action肯定行动
  • in the affirmative肯定地
  • positive discrimination积极区别对待...
  • affirmative judgment肯定判断
  • affirmative acknowledgement肯定应答
  • affirmative vote赞成票
  • affirmative recovery[经] 要求退回所交...
  • affirmative reply肯定的回答
  • affirmative proposition肯定命题
  • answer in the affirmative作肯定答复
  • the affirmative赞成的一方
  • take the affirmative站在赞成的一方...

经典引文

  • The affirmative advice of all the Judges of England.

    出自:Clarendon
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