affirmative

英 [əˈfɜːmətɪv]

美 [əˈfɜːrmətɪv]

adj. 肯定的; 同意的
n. 肯定; 同意

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牛津词典

adj.

noun

肯定；同意
a word or statement that means ‘yes’; an agreement or a confirmation
1. She answered in the affirmative (= said ‘yes’) .
  她作出了肯定的答复。

ADJ （话语、手势等）肯定的
Anaffirmativeword or gesture indicates that you agree with what someone has said or that the answer to a question is 'yes'.
1. Haig was desperately eager for an affirmative answer...
  黑格非常渴望得到一个肯定的回答。
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。
PHRASE 以肯定方式；表示赞成
If you reply to a questionin the affirmative, you say 'yes' or make a gesture that means 'yes'.
1. He asked me if I was ready. I answered in the affirmative.
  他问我是否准备好了，我给出肯定的回答。
（语法中）肯定的
In grammar, anaffirmativeclause is positive and does not contain a negative word.

noun

adj

affirming or giving assent
1. an affirmative decision
2. affirmative votes
Synonym:affirmatory
expressing or manifesting praise or approval
1. approbative criticism
2. an affirmative nod
Synonym:approvingapprobativeapprobatoryplausive
expecting the best
1. an affirmative outlook
Synonym:optimistic

It is affirmative that he is full of confidence of the future of a green world.
看得出，他对绿色世界的未来，充满了信心。
A Brief Description of the Conversion of Affirmative and Negative Sentences in English-Chinese Translation;
本文就英汉互译中肯定句与否定句的转化作简单介绍。
Voters in Michigan responded by approving a2006 ballot measure that banned affirmative action.
对此，密歇根州的选民以赞成一个2006年的取缔平权措施的法案做为回应。
We could even have affirmative action for the ugly.
我们甚至可以向丑陋人群实行平权法案。
His answer to this question is affirmative.
他对这个问题的答案是肯定的。
Haig was desperately eager for an affirmative answer
黑格非常渴望得到一个肯定的回答。
Historical development in review, we can then finder then the meaning of the byword got well affirmative.
回顾历史的发展，我们可以发现者则谚语的意义得到了充分的肯定。
The permissive parent attempts to behave in a non-punitive, acceptant, and affirmative manner, she wrote.
宽容型父母试图表现出不惩罚、接纳和肯定的样子，她写道。
"I will" is an affirmative.
“我愿意”是肯定语。
There are three forms of the sentence: affirmative, interrogative and negative.
句子有三种基本形式：肯定句、疑问句和否定句。