affirmation

affirmation
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action or process of affirming something
    肯定
    he nodded in affirmation.
    他肯定地点点头。
    [count noun]an affirmation of basic human values.
    对人类基本美德的肯定。
    ■[count noun](Law)a formal declaration by a person who declines to take an oath for reasons of conscience
    (律)(因良心原因不愿宣誓而作的正式)确认
语源
  1. late Middle English : from Latin affirmatio(n-), from the verb affirmare (see affirm)
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