| 单词 |
affirming |
| 释义 |
▪ I. affirming, vbl. n.|əˈfɜːmɪŋ| [f. affirm + -ing1.] (Now gerundial.) †1. A strengthening, confirmation, or corroboration. Obs.
c1450Lonelich Graal II. 184 Thanne was this a gret afermeng To here creaunce. a1520Myrroure of Our Ladye 77 Amen..ys a worde of affermynge, and ys as moche as to say, as Treuly, or Faythfully. 2. An asserting positively; affirmation.
c1440Prom. Parv., Affermynge, Affirmacio. 1530Palsgr. 193/2 Affermyng, Affirmation [Fr.]. 1655Fuller Ch. Hist. iv. 130 If his foes affirming be a proof, why should not his friends denial thereof be a sufficient refutation? Mod. Do you prefer taking the oath or affirming? ▪ II. affirming, ppl. a.|əˈfɜːmɪŋ| [f. affirm + -ing2.] That affirms; asserting, maintaining the truth of anything.
1849Grote Greece VI. ii. xlviii. 139 The lines just cited make him as much a contradicting as an affirming witness. |

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