affirmative

US [əˈfɜrmətɪv]
UK [əˈfɜː(r)mətɪv]
  • n.肯定；同意
  • adj.肯定的；同意的
  • Web积极的；赞成的；正面的
Plural Form：affirmatives  

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

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It has become a Chinese pet phrase. The pronunciation of the word is low, with the affirmative character, similar to the sound of plowing.
事实上，这个词并不玄妙，它在中国话里已成为口头禅，并且有着类似于铁犁划开土地的低沉、肯定的发音。
shì shí shàng , zhè ge cí bìng bù xuán miào , tā zài zhōng guó huà lǐ yǐ chéng wéi kǒu tóu chán , bìng qiě yǒu zhe lèi sì yú tiě lí huà kāi tǔ dì de dī chén 、 kěn dìng de fā yīn 。
www.gdmoa.org
2.
So India is trying to engineer advancement for its underclass through a vast and growing affirmative-action program.
因此，印度正试图通过一项广泛并不断扩大的平权行动计划来推动贫困阶层的发展。
yīn cǐ , yìn dù zhèng shì tú tōng guò yī xiàng guǎng fàn bìng bú duàn kuò dà de píng quán xíng dòng jì huà lái tuī dòng pín kùn jiē céng de fā zhǎn 。
chinese.wsj.com
3.
The era of affirmative action, or preferential treatment for blacks, seems to be drawing to a close.
对于黑人来说，“反歧视行动”[6]或者说“从优对待”的时代似乎将要一去不复返。
duì yú hēi rén lái shuō , " fǎn qí shì xíng dòng " [ liù ] huò zhě shuō " cóng yōu duì dài " de shí dài sì hū jiāng yào yí qù bú fù fǎn 。
www.ecocn.org
4.
being answered in the affirmative , he said he was sorry for me , because it was an expensive undertaking , and the expense would be lost.
他得到肯定答复之后就说，他很为我惋惜，因为这是一项耗费昂贵的事业，所费都会付诸东流。
tā dé dào kěn dìng dá fù zhī hòu jiù shuō , tā hěn wèi wǒ wǎn xī , yīn wèi zhè shì yī xiàng hào fèi áng guì de shì yè , suǒ fèi dū huì fù zhū dōng liú 。
www.ichacha.net
5.
Until then you are expected to be in constant state of movement and this for you means progress through positive affirmative action.
在此之前，你们被期待着保持恒定的运动状态，这对你们而言，意味着通过积极肯定的行动而前进。
zài cǐ zhī qián , nǐ men bèi qī dài zhe bǎo chí héng dìng de yùn dòng zhuàng tài , zhè duì nǐ men ér yán , yì wèi zhe tōng guò jī jí kěn dìng de xíng dòng ér qián jìn 。
www.angozj.com
6.
but free logicians came out with the affirmative answer from free logic point of view.
自由逻辑学家则从自由逻辑的角度给出了肯定的答案。
zì yóu luó jí xué jiā zé cóng zì yóu luó jí de jiǎo dù gěi chū le kěn dìng de dá àn 。
www.ceps.com.tw
7.
Affirmative action has been a divisive issue in the United States for close to thirty years.
扶持行动已接近30年来在美国分裂的问题。
fú chí xíng dòng yǐ jiē jìn sān shí nián lái zài měi guó fēn liè de wèn tí 。
www.ccebook.net
8.
Usually, the predicate of an affirmative-negative question is composed of an affirmative form and a negative form of a verb or an adjective.
一般正反疑问句，其谓语是由动词或形容词的肯定形式与否定形式并列起来构成的。
yì bān zhèng fǎn yí wèn jù , qí wèi yǔ shì yóu dòng cí huò xíng róng cí de kěn dìng xíng shì yǔ fǒu dìng xíng shì bìng liè qǐ lái gòu chéng de 。
dictsearch.appspot.com
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From the roof tops, a sniper calls in to his commander, "Number eight, affirmative. I've got him in sight. "
在屋顶上，狙击手呼叫指挥官，“八号，确认，嫌犯已在我射程内。”
zài wū dǐng shàng , jū jī shǒu hū jiào zhǐ huī guān , " bā hào , què rèn , xián fàn yǐ zài wǒ shè chéng nèi 。 "
article.yeeyan.org
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Local elections were due, in which, as an affirmative-action measure, Shahabpur was to be reserved for a dalit pradhan.
地方选举到期了，而在选举中，作为一个肯定的行动措施，沙哈普尔的普拉丹将留给达利特来当。
dì fāng xuǎn jǔ dào qī le , ér zài xuǎn jǔ zhōng , zuò wéi yī gè kěn dìng de xíng dòng cuò shī , shā hā pǔ ěr de pǔ lā dān jiāng liú gěi dá lì tè lái dāng 。
www.ecocn.org