affirmative
肯定
definition
noun
he accepted her reply as an affirmative
a statement of agreement with an assertion or request.
adjective
an affirmative answer
agreeing with a statement or to a request.
exclamation
' Affirmative , sir,' responded the ship's tactical officer.
expressing agreement with a statement or request; yes.
translation of 'affirmative'
noun
肯定语,
肯定
adjective
乐观,
怀有希望,
肯定,
正面
example
On the question being put to the vote, it was found that the balance of opinion was in favour of the 'affirmative' .
The 'affirmative' answer was engineered, predetermined and deafening in its repetition.
A necessary extension of this idea is that there is no general 'affirmative' duty on the government to assure that private conduct conforms to a constitutional norm.
Finally, in the original table there were only three cells in the relative clause 'affirmative' realized with default lexical tone.
The availability of both emotional and 'affirmative' support is negatively correlated with depression.
Reaching up and scratching her right ear, she replied to Raquel's message, signaling an 'affirmative' .
Factors supporting an 'affirmative' interpretation center on two considerations: the nature of the memorial service and the content of the remarks.
If any of the two terms of an 'affirmative' categorical is "empty", then the term in question refers to nothing.
Today he would just love to answer with an 'affirmative' .
Until we arrive at that state, we must continue to right the wrongs of the past, and to keep open the doors of academic opportunity through 'affirmative' measures.
June turned back, looked, and gave the 'affirmative' .
Every time there's an 'affirmative' answer, the volunteers ring a bell to spur one another on.
He hadn't been confident of her 'affirmative' answer at all.
Nods and 'affirmative' statements came from everyone in the room.
A deduction with an affirmative conclusion must have two 'affirmative' premises
They must also have an 'affirmative' vote by the majority of the parents of the pupils enrolled in the school.
So there is a very 'affirmative' obligation for the Crown, having accepted the truth of those obligations and values, to uphold them and avoid their diminishment.
Despite his reservations, the answer is decidedly 'affirmative' .
Adoption of proposed amendments shall require the 'affirmative' vote of two-thirds of the members present.
On the surface, the obvious answer seems to be 'affirmative' .
But take the case where the State is the owner of land and it allows people to come on its land, surely it owes a duty of care to those people and in certain circumstances it may be under an 'affirmative' duty.
Then you will have to get an 'affirmative' answer.
They came remarkably close to answering with a simple 'affirmative' .
The paper collects a huge database of cases involving claims of an 'affirmative' duty to disclose and examines the various variables that have been argued by theorists that explain these cases.
The rule gives one point for an 'affirmative' answer to each question, and scores of 4 or 5 predict response to spinal manipulation.
Not everything demonstrable can be known by finding definitions, since all definitions are universal and 'affirmative' whereas some demonstrable propositions are negative.
The board recommends in the proxy an 'affirmative' vote on the question.
The very fact that the statement is qualified implies or at least suggests an 'affirmative' answer.
International law imposes an 'affirmative' duty on military commanders to take appropriate measures within their power to control troops under their command for the prevention of such atrocities.
It also imposes an 'affirmative' duty on employers to take ‘all reasonable steps necessary to prevent discrimination and harassment from occurring.’
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