Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense affirms, present participle affirming, past tense, past participle affirmed
1VERB 断言;申明;坚持声称 If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists. 断言;申明;坚持声称 [formal] [Also VERB n to-infinitive]
The House of Lords affirmed that the terms of a contract cannot be rewritten retrospectively. [VERB that]
上议院申明合同条款改写后不具备追溯效力。
...a speech in which he affirmed a commitment to lower taxes. [VERB noun]
他作出减税承诺的演讲
'This place is a dump,' affirmed Miss T. [VERB with quote]