Confirm
[ kən'fɝm ]
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vt. [法]确认，批准;证实;使有效;使巩固;
💡 词根助记
con共同+firm坚定→证实；坚定
📝 例句
From that moment, it seemed sorrow was to confirm and strengthen these ties.
从那一刻起，似乎要由苦难巩固加强这些关系了。
Hello, my name is Susan and I am calling to confirm my reservation.
喂，你好，我叫苏珊，我大电话确定我的预定。
Can you confirm that the meeting is at 9:00 a.m.?
你能否确认一下，开会的时间是早上9点吗？
His letter confirmed everything.
他的信证实了一切。
I'll confirm your appointment as soon as possible, Mr. White.
怀特先生，我会尽快给您确认的。
🌱 联想助记
【串】刚到新term(学期),检查出germ(细菌),有专家affirm(断言),来自某公司firm(公司),后来被confirm(证实)
【记】※ con-can可能,firm-公司:可能公司已经批准了,你确定吗
※ con-前缀“共同”,firm-牢固的:证实这个共同的联盟是很坚固的
※ c-似“月亮”,on-上,firm-牢固的:经证实,在月亮上非常的牢固
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-firm-表示“固定”
常见变体有 -fix-
📖 牛津释义
onfirm
v
1 [Tn, Tf] provide evidence for the truth or correctness of (a report, an opinion, etc); establish the truth of 证实, 证明（报告、 意见等）的正确性; 确认
The rumours of an attack were later confirmed. 发动攻击的谣传後来得到了证实.
The announcement confirmed my suspicions. 这项通告证明了我的猜疑属实.
Please write to confirm your reservation, ie send a letter to support a booking made by telephone. 请来信确认一下您所预订的项目（来信确认在电话中预订的项目）.
When asked, she confirmed that she was going to retire. 有人问她时, 她肯定了她将要退休.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.n/a]
~sth; ~ sb (as/in sth) ratify (a treaty, appointment, etc); make definite or establish more firmly (power, a position, etc) 批准（条约、 任命等）; 肯定, 巩固或加强（权力、 地位等）
The new minister will be confirmed in office by the Queen. 新的部长将由女王批准任职.
After a six-month probationary period, she was confirmed in her post. 经过六个月的试用期之後, 她获准正式任该职.
The incident confirmed him in (ie established more firmly) his dislike of dogs. 出了这件事之後他就更加不喜欢狗了.
3 [Tn] admit (sb) to full membership of the Christian Church （教会）给（某人）施坚信礼（使之成为正式教徒）
She was baptized when she was a month old and confirmed when she was thirteen. 她出生一个月时受洗礼, 十三岁时行坚信礼.
🎯 考研助记
af(=to)+firm(坚固):不断的去坚固- 去确认 con(=together)+firm:一起去使它坚固- 证实 in(否定)+firm:不坚固- 脆弱 网友：yqy补充： con共同, firm(v 使牢固; 使坚定)－共同坚定－证实
🔁 扩展释义
*[kәn'fә:m]vt. 证实, 确定, 批准, 使巩固【计】 确认【经】 证实相关词组: confirm a title to sb confirm sb in his dislike of sth
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Thank you.
谢谢。
What are you doing on Saturday evening?
你星期六晚上要干什么？
The woodcutter replied: I'm going to cut this tree down.
伐木工人回答说：“我要把这棵树砍倒。”