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affirmative是什么意思

affirmative

英 [ə'fɜːmətɪv] 美 [ə'fɝmətɪv]
  • adj. 肯定的;积极的
  • n. 肯定语;赞成的一方

英文词源


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.

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1. Seventy-nine voted in the affirmative, and none in the negative.
79人投赞成票,没有人投反对票。

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2. 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。

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3. Haig was desperately eager for an affirmative answer.
黑格非常渴望得到一个肯定的回答。

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4. An affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament is needed.
需要一个两院均持赞同意见的决议.

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5. He replied in the affirmative to my question.
就我的问题他给予了肯定的回答.

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