affirmative adj. 确言的;肯定的,正面的;赞成的。 an affirmative answer 肯定的答覆。 an affirmative approach to the problem 正面解决问题。 an affirmative vote 赞成投票。 n. 1.确言;赞成。 2.肯定词,肯定语。 3.【逻辑学】肯定;肯定命题。 an affirmative proposition 肯定命题。 Two negatives make an affirmative. 两个否定构成肯定。 an affirmative sign 【数学】正号。 answer [reply] in the affirmative 肯定答覆。 adv. -ly 肯定地;断然。
answer n. 1.回答,答复。 2.解答,答案。 3.答辩,抗辩。 4.报复。 an answer to a question 某问题的解答。 have no answer to (sb.'s letter) 无回音[回信]。 in answer to …以回答,为答复(抗议等)而。 one who knows all the answers 〔美俚〕万事通;老世故。 The answer's a lemon. 〔回答荒唐提问时用语〕你这个(可笑的)问题,无法回答;废话! vt. 1.答,回答,答复;答应。 2.解答,答辩。 3.报复。 4.适合;符合。 5.尽(责),偿(债)。 6.响应。 answer a charge 对控告做出答辩。 answer a debt 偿还债务。 answer a letter 回信。 answer a riddle 解谜。 answer blows with blows 以眼还眼,以牙还牙。 answer the bell [door] 应声开门。 vi. 1.回答;答辩,辩解。 2.负责,保证;抵偿。 3.适合;符合,一致。 4.见效,成功。 answer (to) the purpose of... 可用作…。 Gypsum answers as manure. 石膏可作肥料。 Everything answered. 事事顺利[如愿]。answer for 负…的责任,保证;偿(罪),负责(受处分);代(被问人)回答(I'll answer for her safety. 我将为她的安全负责。 answer for a crime 负罪责。 I won't answer for what I'll be doing. 我就老实不客气了)。 answer to 回答;符合。 answer to the name of 叫做,名叫(The dog answers to the name of John. 这只狗叫做约翰)。 answer up 应答快(answer up to a question 立刻回答问题)。
answer for 保证,负责; 对…负有责任; 对负责; 对…负责;保证;起…作用; 对…负责;符合…; 为……负责任
Oh, that some encouraging voice would answer in the affirmative ! 哦,我多希望听到有人用赞同的口气勉励我啊!
Upon his answer in the affirmative , the sailors exchanged a few words together in a low tone 一听说他同意了,水手们就互相低语了几句。
On his answering in the affirmative , then bring me another pint of this same wine , drawer , and come and wake me at ten 对方做了肯定的回答。 “那就再给我来一品脱同样的酒。伙计,十点钟再叫醒我。 ”
When he ' s asked ? which he was ? we expect him to answer in the affirmative , just as we expect of every other player in the league 当他被问到的时候? ?他确实也被问到了? ?我们希望他的回答是肯定的,就像我们希望联盟中的每名球员都能那样回答一样。
She answered in the affirmative , and , unable to resist the temptation , added , " when you met us there the other day , we had just been forming a new acquaintance . 她说到这里,实在按捺不住了,便接下去说: “你那天在那儿碰到我们的时候,我们正在结交一个新朋友呢。 ”
, i would answer in the affirmative , and add that significant progress in this field is required before questions about earthquake predictability can be answered realistically ’我的答复是肯定的,并补充说,在可以对地震预测的问题做出实际的答复前必须首先在该领域中取得重大的发展。 ”
At the second pierre did this and uttered these words he felt that the question of his wifes guilt , that had been torturing him for the last four and twenty hours , was finally and incontestably answered in the affirmative 就在他做这件事并说这些话的那一瞬间,他觉得他妻子犯罪的问题,近日以来一直折磨他,现在已经确信无疑地彻底地解决了。