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affirmative 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Adjective
/əˈfərmətiv/,
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Agreeing with a statement or to a request,
  1. Agreeing with a statement or to a request
    • - an affirmative answer
  2. (of a vote) Expressing approval or agreement

  3. Supportive, hopeful, or encouraging
    • - the music's natural buoyancy and affirmative character
  4. Active or obligatory
    • - they have an affirmative duty to stop crime in their buildings
    • - using affirmative measures to influence human rights policies
  5. Stating that a fact is so; making an assertion

Exclamation
  1. Expressing agreement with a statement or request; yes

Noun
  1. A statement of agreement with an assertion or request
    • - he accepted her reply as an affirmative
  2. A position of agreement or confirmation
    • - his answer veered toward the affirmative
  3. A word or particle used in making assertions

  4. A statement asserting that something is true of the subject of a proposition

  1. affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"
  2. approving: expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"
  3. (affirmativeness) the agreeable quality of one who assents
  4. In policy debate, the affirmative (AFF) is the team which affirms the resolution.
  5. Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance; An answer that shows agreement or acceptance; An assertion; pertaining to truth; asserting that something is; pertaining to any assertion or active confirmation that favors a particular result; positive
  6. means “Yes” or “I agree” or “Permission granted.”
  7. Action Plans required of federal contractors in the USA can serve as a useful example:  The composition of the workforce of a business ought to reasonably reflect the ethnic make-up of the local population, both in the numbers employed and their positions within the business hierarchy. ...
  8. a clause or sentence in the affirmative has the subject followed by the verb.
  9. Form of warranty stating a fact is true now but promising nothing about the future.