英 [ˌæfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [ˌæfərˈmeɪʃ(ə)n]
n. 肯定，维护；情感上的支持（或鼓励）；（因良心原因不愿宣誓而作的正式）确认
复数affirmations
a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something
同义词： avowal / avouchment
(religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)
a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand
认定-引用次数：83
In criminal procedure, the affirmation of the facts and the sentence should bemade after collecting and making use of evidence.
对于刑事诉讼法而言，必须先收集和运用证据，才能认定事实，从而对案件作出处理。
声明
(不经宣誓而作的)证词
肯定-引用次数：134
After many years, he has been recalled and his theory also obtains the preliminary affirmation.
时隔多年,他才被人们重新记起,他的理论也得到了初步肯定。
收信确认
肯定(Affirmation)：给予他们鼓励的话语及支持；肯定他们的优点；赞赏他们的成长和进步。
... affirmative 肯定语；赞成的一方 affirmation 主张，肯定；断言 affirm 确认；断言 ...
... affirmant确认者 affirmation批准 affirmative肯定的 ...
affirmative 肯定的；积极的
affirmable 可断言的；可确定的
affirmatively 肯定地；断然地
affirmative 肯定语；赞成的一方
affirm 确认；断言
affirm 肯定；断言
She nodded in affirmation.
她肯定地点了点头。
The ruling was a welcome affirmation of the constitutional right to free speech.
此裁决是对言论自由这一宪法权利的受人欢迎的肯定。
The North Atlantic Treaty begins with the affirmation that its parties "reaffirm their faith in the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations."
《北大西洋公约》以公开肯定其成员“重申其对《联合国宪章》的目的以及原则的信念”开头。
"This is obviously welcome news and an affirmation that this recession is abating and the steps we've taken have made a difference.
VOA : special.2009.10.30
And there is finally, again, an affirmation of this joy and gaiety, here seen as a property of the artwork itself.
最后在这里又一次，叶芝又一次提到了快乐欢愉，这里应看作是这件艺术品的部分特性。
现代诗歌课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
It rejects the pagan idea of a realm beyond the deity, the source of mythology and magic. The affirmation that the will of God is supreme and absolutely free is a new and non-pagan category of thought".
这推翻了异教中的观点，即存在超越神性的，作为神话和巫术之源的领域，上帝的意愿是无上,并且绝对自由的，这一论断,是一个全新的且与异教思想无关的内容，“
旧约导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
The U.S.president's affirmation of the need for two states was welcomed by the Palestinians.
VOA : standard.2009.04.09
What needs to be done is to sever the association between affirmation and well-being.
That argument inspired a host of commentary from leading budget experts, ranging from denunciation to affirmation.
FORBES: Medicare's Peculiar Budget Rules And The Fight Over Double Counting
For many folks in the Latino marketing world, it was seen as an affirmation.
FORBES: The Dream Stream: What Latinos Want From the Social Web
"affirmation"是个多义词，它可以指affirmation（英文单词）,affirmation（Savage Garden1999年专辑）。