affirmative
英 [?'f??m?t?v]
美[?'f?m?t?v]
- adj. 肯定的；積極的
- n. 肯定語(yǔ)；贊成的一方
CET4TEM4IELTS低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?affirmatives;副詞:?affirmatively;
英文詞源
- affirmative (adj.)
- "answering 'yes,'" mid-15c., from use in logic; from Middle French affirmatif (13c.), from Latin affirmativus, from affirmat-, past participle stem of affirmare (see affirm). As a noun from early 15c. Affirmative action "positive or corrective effort by employers to prevent discrimination in hiring or promotion" is attested from 1935 with regard to labor unions; specific racial sense is from 1961; now often used in reference to hiring quotas, etc.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Seventy-nine voted in the affirmative, and none in the negative.
- 79人投贊成票，沒(méi)有人投反對(duì)票。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Dr Sinclair's affirmative nod seemed a shade reluctant.
- 辛克萊博士雖然點(diǎn)頭表示了同意，但還顯得有點(diǎn)不情愿。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Haig was desperately eager for an affirmative answer.
- 黑格非常渴望得到一個(gè)肯定的回答。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. An affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament is needed.
- 需要一個(gè)兩院均持贊同意見(jiàn)的決議.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. He replied in the affirmative to my question.
- 就我的問(wèn)題他給予了肯定的回答.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》