affirmative

美 [əˈfɜːrmətɪv]英 [əˈfɜːmətɪv]
  • adj.肯定的;积极的;同意的
  • n.肯定;同意;肯定词;赞成的一方
  • int.是的;对的

复数: affirmatives 派生词: affirmatively adv.

affirmativeaffirmative

adj.

formal肯定的;同意的
an affirmative word or reply means ‘yes’ or expresses agreement

negative

noun

formal肯定;同意
a word or statement that means ‘yes’; an agreement or a confirmation

She answered in the affirmative (= said ‘yes’) .

她作出了肯定的答复。

negative

affirmative

频次

  • 1
    ADJ (话语、手势等)肯定的
    An affirmative word or gesture indicates that you agree with what someone has said or that the answer to a question is 'yes'.

    Haig was desperately eager for an affirmative answer...

    黑格非常渴望得到一个肯定的回答。

  • 'Is that clear?' Bob nodded his head affirmatively.

    “清楚了吗?”鲍勃肯定地点点头。

  • 3
    PHRASE 以肯定方式;表示赞成
    If you reply to a question in the affirmative, you say 'yes' or make a gesture that means 'yes'.

    He asked me if I was ready. I answered in the affirmative.

    他问我是否准备好了,我给出肯定的回答。

  • 4
    ADJ (语法中)肯定的
    In grammar, an affirmative clause is positive and does not contain a negative word.

noun

1
a reply of affirmation
he answered in the affirmative

adj

1
affirming or giving assent
an affirmative decision
affirmative votes
Synonym: affirmatory
2
expressing or manifesting praise or approval
approbative criticism
an affirmative nod
Synonym: approving approbative approbatory plausive
3
expecting the best
an affirmative outlook
Synonym: optimistic

数据来源:WordNet

  1. She answered in the affirmative .

    她作出了肯定的答复。

  2. He asked me if I was ready . I answered in the affirmative .

    他问我是否准备好了,我给出肯定的回答。

  3. Seventy-nine voted in the affirmative , and none in the negative .

    79人投赞成票,没有人投反对票。

  4. Dr Sinclair 's affirmative nod seemed a shade reluctant .

    辛克莱博士虽然点头表示了同意,但还显得有点不情愿。

  5. Haig was desperately eager for an affirmative answer

    黑格非常渴望得到一个肯定的回答。

  6. Her answer is in the affirmative .

    她的回答是肯定的。

  7. Affirmative action policies have been used in employment and education .

    平权法案在雇佣和教育中运用。

  8. Put English Affirmative Form into the Negative Form while Translation

    英语意义肯定句的否定译法

  9. Main Factors Affecting the Rise and Fall of Affirmative Action

    肯定性行动兴衰原因初探

  10. Before decide , no one puts forward affirmative answer .

    在决定前,没有人提出肯定答案。

  11. The old man made a sign in the affirmative .

    老人作了一个肯定的表示。

  12. Two schools all hold the affirmative manner to scientific authorities .

    二者对科学权威都持肯定态度。

  13. Naturalism is the affirmative value relationship between man and nature ;

    自然中心主义是人与自然界之间肯定性的关系;

  14. Strong mood with negative in form and affirmative in meaning

    形式否定而意义肯定的强语势

  15. It analyses the grammatical function of its negative and affirmative meaning .

    分析了该结构否定及肯定意义的语法功能。

  16. Is it necessary to apply the comparative study ? The answer is affirmative .

    进行这样的比较研究有没有必要呢?答案是肯定的。

  17. Critics of affirmative action see plenty of room for future legal challenges .

    平权措施的批评者认为,未来它在法律上还有很多可以质疑之处。

  18. The affirmative action in the US and the higher education for the ethnic minorities

    美国的平权措施与少数民族的高等教育

  19. The Affirmative Action and the Education of American Ethnic Minorities

    肯定性行动与美国少数族裔的教育

  20. Heaven Association of affirmative eyes tell you that tomorrow is better !

    老天总会用肯定的目光告诉你,明天是美好的!

  21. Value is the affirmative or negative relation expressing the needs of object and subject .

    价值是表征主体和客体需要之间的肯定或否定关系。

  22. The Chinese Translation of Translationese On Affirmative Function of Interpretation in Foreign Language Learning

    Translationese:翻译体?翻译症?翻译腔?论翻译在大学英语学习中的积极作用

  23. So now the smaller team could be an affirmative answer to all the problems .

    所以现在更小的车队看起来是解决所有问题的肯定答案。

  24. The answer to the questions of this type are in the affirmative .

    对这类问题的回答是肯定的。

  25. Affirmative and negative are two entirely opposite concepts .

    肯定与否定是完全对立的概念。

  26. Affirmative action encourages and promotes diversity characterized by the current globalization and social development .

    积极行动鼓励并促进多样性,这是符合当前全球化背景和社会发展需要的。

  27. We hope the response to our request will be in the affirmative .

    我们希望我们的要求能得到同意的答复。

  28. He could read the affirmative plainly in her face .

    他从她脸上可以很清楚地看出那个肯定的答复。

  29. Affirmative and negative expression is one of the most common skills widely used in English-Chinese translation .

    在英汉翻译中,正反译是常见的翻译技巧之一,英语里有些从正面表达的词或句子,译文中可以从反面来表达;

  30. It concludes two dimensions , one is affirmative , which studies how the understanding is possible ;

    它包含两个向度,一是肯定性向度,主要研究理解如何可能;