英语词汇“in the affirmative”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in the affirmative: on the affirmative side of a question or issue; so as to say ‘yes’, affirmatively; frequently in to answer in the affirmative (cf. negative n. 3d).Frequently criticized in usage guides in the 20th cent.: see Webster's Dict. Eng. Usage (1989) 43/1.

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the mind > language > statement > affirmation and denial > [adverb] > as an affirmative answer

in the affirmativec1460

surely1798

uh-huh1853

the mind > language > statement > affirmation and denial > reply affirmatively [verb (intransitive)]

to say yeac1425

yea1598

to answer in the affirmativea1626

c1460 [see sense B. 2].

1577 W. Fulke Two Treat. against Papistes ii. ii. xvii. 451 This is the Papistes creede both in the affirmatiue and in the negatiue.

a1626 A. Wotton Def. against G. Walker's Charge (1641) 56 I doubt not but he would answer in the affirmative, That he hath.

1786 T. Baldwin Airopaidia xxxiv. 155 Having asked aloud who chose to ride, several answered in the Affirmative.

1789 T. Jefferson Let. 5 Aug. in Papers (1958) XV. 334 They decided..the question Whether they should begin by a Declaration of rights, by a great majority in the affirmative.

1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge x. 292 John contented himself with nodding his head in the affirmative.

1883 Law Times 27 Oct. 434/2 The opener having replied, the question was put, and carried in the affirmative.

1928 Cent. Mag. May 78/1 The South, once the great satrapy of Baltimore, would unquestionably answer these questions in the affirmative.

2001 Wasafiri Spring 90/2 Robert Fraser's contention in this thought-provoking book is that these questions can be answered in the affirmative.

单词	in the affirmative
释义	> as lemmas in the affirmative in the affirmative: on the affirmative side of a question or issue; so as to say ‘yes’, affirmatively; frequently in to answer in the affirmative (cf. negative n. 3d).Frequently criticized in usage guides in the 20th cent.: see Webster's Dict. Eng. Usage (1989) 43/1. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > affirmation and denial > [adverb] > as an affirmative answer in the affirmativec1460 surely1798 uh-huh1853 the mind > language > statement > affirmation and denial > reply affirmatively [verb (intransitive)] to say yeac1425 yea1598 to answer in the affirmativea1626 c1460 [see sense B. 2]. 1577 W. Fulke Two Treat. against Papistes ii. ii. xvii. 451 This is the Papistes creede both in the affirmatiue and in the negatiue. a1626 A. Wotton Def. against G. Walker's Charge (1641) 56 I doubt not but he would answer in the affirmative, That he hath. 1786 T. Baldwin Airopaidia xxxiv. 155 Having asked aloud who chose to ride, several answered in the Affirmative. 1789 T. Jefferson Let. 5 Aug. in Papers (1958) XV. 334 They decided..the question Whether they should begin by a Declaration of rights, by a great majority in the affirmative. 1841 C. Dickens Barnaby Rudge x. 292 John contented himself with nodding his head in the affirmative. 1883 Law Times 27 Oct. 434/2 The opener having replied, the question was put, and carried in the affirmative. 1928 Cent. Mag. May 78/1 The South, once the great satrapy of Baltimore, would unquestionably answer these questions in the affirmative. 2001 Wasafiri Spring 90/2 Robert Fraser's contention in this thought-provoking book is that these questions can be answered in the affirmative. extracted from affirmativeadj.n.int. < as lemmas
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