1. 断言;申明;坚持声称
If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.
e.g. The House of Lords affirmed that the terms of a contract cannot be rewritten retrospectively.
上议院申明合同条款改写后不具备追溯效力。
e.g. ...a speech in which he affirmed a commitment to lower taxes...
他作出减税承诺的演讲
affirmationThe ministers issued an affirmation of their faith in the system.
部长们表示了对该体制坚定的信心。
2. 证实;确认
If an event affirms something, it shows that it is true or exists.
affirm
e.g. Everything I had accomplished seemed to affirm that opinion.
我所取得的一切似乎都证明那个观点是对的。
affirmationThe high turnout was an affirmation of the importance that the voters attached to the election.
高投票率清楚地显示出选民们对选举的重视。