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单词 affirmative
释义
affirmative
adjective
uk
/əˈfɜː.mə.tɪv/us
/əˈfɝː.mə.t̬ɪv/
relatingto astatementthatshowsagreementor says "yes":
肯定的；同意的
an affirmativeanswer/response肯定的回答／答复
Opposite
negative
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affirmatively
affirmative
noun[CorU]
uk
/əˈfɜː.mə.tɪv/us
/əˈfɝː.mə.t̬ɪv/
a word orstatementthatshowsagreementor says "yes":
肯定词；肯定语
Sheaskedthequestionexpectingan affirmative.她问这个问题是希望得到肯定的答复。
Herepliedin theaffirmative(= he said "yes").他回答说是。
mainlyUS"Were you in New York on 3March?" "Affirmative."(= "Yes.")“3月3号你在纽约吗？”“是的。”
Opposite
negative
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Answering & responding
  • acknowledgment
  • affirmatively
  • answer
  • answer (someone) back
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  • clap back
  • clapback
  • counter
  • counterattack
  • cricketsidiom
  • defensively
  • field
  • give
  • knob
  • non-response
  • non-responsive
  • respondent
  • RSVP
  • thank you
  • whataboutism
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(Definition ofaffirmativefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

affirmative| American Dictionary

affirmative
adjective
us
/əˈfɜr·mə·t̬ɪv/
positive, orshowingagreement:
There should be an affirmativeroleforgovernmentinsocialproblems.

affirmatively

adverbus
/əˈfɜr·mə·t̬ɪv·li/
Sheansweredaffirmatively.
affirmative
adverb
us
/əˈfɜr·mət̬·ɪv/
used tomeanyes in ananswerto aquestion,esp. in amilitarycontext:
"Can youhearme?" "Affirmative."
(Definition ofaffirmativefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofaffirmative

affirmative
I think that he may have his affirmatives and negatives the wrong way round.
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I would have thought that we ought to be seeking (and it is a very difficult task) the affirmatives in that community and endeavouring to bring them together.
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In the unobtrusive version, theaffirmativeaction statement is embedded in a list of other potentially objectionable items about taxes, pollution and so on.
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Our unobtrusive measure (described below) allows us to discern respondents' opposition toaffirmativeaction without requiring them to reveal their opposition to the survey interviewer.
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First, respondents were asked the unobtrusive measure of opposition toaffirmativeaction.
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The answer to this question is againaffirmative.
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As noted above, the party position on the status of the state and onaffirmativeaction as a principle is decisive.
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In that case equality would not depend on the fortuity that anaffirmativedefense is in play.
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We show that the answer to this question is in theaffirmative.
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Hisaffirmativeconclusions on all these matters are not unrelated, but build on one another in important ways.
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Given our assumption that a choice is a brain process, one might think that the answer would have to be in theaffirmative.
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Three considerations may be thought to favour anaffirmativeanswer.
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After 1000 ms, theaffirmativeassertions continued to facilitateaffirmative-related terms, but the negated assertions no longer did so.
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Immanence and reference both have the capacity to be either critical oraffirmative.
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However, the link betweenaffirmativeresponse to these items and frank psychotic symptoms remains unclear.
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