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affirmatory

/uh-fur-muh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee/US // əˈfɜr məˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i //

肯定性的,肯定性,肯定式,肯定式的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : affirmative.

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Examples

  • She hesitated for a second; then, with an affirmatory murmur, accepted the proffered arm.

  • He used the Quaker poet's name as if it were an affirmatory oath.

  • Patty, holding fast to affirmatory personal knowledge, retorted that the thing had been done.

  • Her face turned pale for a moment and her lips trembled, but she spoke an affirmatory word only, and waited.

  • And, receiving an affirmatory nod from the preoccupied gambler, he went on.