answer in the affirmative
in the affirmative 是固定搭配,表示“以肯定的方式;给予肯定的答复”,多用于正式场合。
When asked whether she agreed, she answered in the affirmative.
被问到是否同意时,她作了肯定的回答。
肯定回答;同意;赞成
是;表示同意或接受的回答;表示同意或接受的回答;肯定语
A word or statement that expresses agreement or acceptance; yes.
是;表示同意或接受的回答
Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
表示同意或接受的回答
An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
During the board meeting, the chairman asked for a show of hands, and we all gave an affirmative.
在董事会会议上,主席要求举手表决,我们都表示了肯定。
用法提示:这里'affirmative'用作名词,表示肯定的回答
The survey asked participants to respond with either a negative or an affirmative.
调查要求参与者选择否定或肯定作为回答。
用法提示:这里'affirmative'用作名词,指肯定的答复
The witness's affirmative was clearly recorded by the court stenographer.
证人的肯定答复被法庭速记员清晰记录。
用法提示:这里'affirmative'用作名词,表示肯定的证词
in the affirmative 是固定搭配,表示“以肯定的方式;给予肯定的答复”,多用于正式场合。
When asked whether she agreed, she answered in the affirmative.
被问到是否同意时,她作了肯定的回答。
此结构用作表语,说明回答、答复的内容是同意或肯定的。
His reply was in the affirmative.
他的答复是肯定的。
此处 affirmative 是可数名词,复数为 affirmatives,指表示同意或接受的回答。
The committee gave a firm affirmative to the proposal.
委员会对该提案给予了明确的肯定答复。
最常用、最直接的口语答复,可作名词(如 a yes);比 affirmative 更随意,但核心含义相同。
语域较正式,多用于书面或正式表态,不常用于日常对话;侧重表示同意本身,而非一定是一个口头答复。
强调心理上的接受或对提议的认可,不一定是直接的回应;不能像 affirmative 那样用于 in the affirmative 这类固定短语。
侧重一种状态或结果,而非一个具体的答复;不能直接替换 affirmative answer,因为后者是具体说话行为的回答。
grammar · medium
易错句子He answered affirmative to every question.
正确表达He answered in the affirmative to every question.
affirmative 是名词,不能像副词那样直接修饰动词 answered。汉语里“肯定地回答”可以把“肯定”紧贴动词,但英语表示“以肯定的方式回答”必须用介词短语 in the affirmative,其中定冠词 the 不能省略。
grammar · medium
易错句子Out of thirty replies, there were twenty affirmative.
正确表达Out of thirty replies, there were twenty affirmatives.
affirmative 作名词是可数名词,前面有具体数量 twenty 时要用复数形式 affirmatives。汉语名词本身不标复数,所以学习者容易漏掉词尾 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子He gave affirmative when the teacher called on him.
正确表达He gave an affirmative when the teacher called on him.
affirmative 作可数名词,单数形式不能单独使用,必须加 a/an、the 或物主代词等限定词。汉语“给了肯定回答”中“肯定”可以光用,因此容易漏掉冠词 an。
本义指“是;表示同意或接受的回答”,negative 是其直接反义词,意为“否;否定回答”。
当 affirmative 表示“接受、同意”时,refusal 表示拒绝接受,语义相对。
侧重拒不承认或拒绝接受的回答,与 affirmative 的肯定回答相对。
给予肯定回答
She answered in the affirmative when I asked if she wanted to join.
当我问她是否想加入时,她给予了肯定回答。
点头表示同意
The committee nodded in the affirmative after hearing the proposal.
委员会听取提案后点头表示同意。
投赞成票
All members voted in the affirmative on the new policy.
所有成员都对这项新政策投了赞成票。
作出肯定回应
The manager responded in the affirmative to the request for leave.
经理对休假请求作出了肯定回应。
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af- (to/toward) + firm (firm/strong) + -ative (relating to)
在会议中,动议通过肯定表决被接受。
决议通常需要肯定票数通过。
表决时人们投肯定或否定票。
共识表示群体一致同意,与肯定回答相关。
正式批准意味着对某项决定给予肯定认可。
表示同意;以肯定的方式
The committee voted in the affirmative.
委员会投了赞成票。
作出肯定的回答;表示同意
I asked the doctor if it was serious, and she answered in the affirmative.
我问医生是否严重,她作出了肯定的回答。
点头同意;肯定地点头
He nodded in the affirmative when I asked if he knew the truth.
当我问他是否知道真相时,他肯定地点了点头。
收到,戴夫,我听到了。
When the interviewer asked if she would accept the position, she answered in the affirmative.
当面试官问她是否接受这个职位时,她作出了肯定的回答。
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