Word · Frequency #19589
affirmative
肯定回答；同意；赞成
核心释义
A word or statement that expresses agreement or acceptance; yes.
- 1.
是；表示同意或接受的回答
Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
- 2.
表示同意或接受的回答
An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
是；表示同意或接受的回答；表示同意或接受的回答；肯定语
用法In use
During the board meeting, the chairman asked for a show of hands, and we all gave an affirmative.
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.
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.
用法提示：这里'affirmative'用作名词，表示肯定的证词
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。
be in the affirmative
此结构用作表语，说明回答、答复的内容是同意或肯定的。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- answer in the affirmative
- 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。
- nod in the affirmative
- 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。
- vote in the affirmative
- 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。
- respond in the affirmative
- 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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 affirmative 想成 af + firm（坚定）：坚定地点头说的就是“是”，即肯定回答。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式书面答复、投票或表决、无线电通信 作名词表示“是；同意”时，通常出现在正式书面语、表决或无线电通信等特定场合；日常口语中比较常见的是直接说 yes。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhymes exactly with affirmative (/əˈfɜːmətɪv/). Negative, positive, and relative end in /ətɪv/ but stress a different vowel earlier in the word. Alternative shares /ɜː/ and the final /ətɪv/, but uses /n/ instead of /m/. Informative also ends in -mative but has /ɔː/, not /ɜː/. Conservative has /ɜːvətɪv/, not /mətɪv/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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