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
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「CET-4」词汇
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Where are you staying in Guangzhou? I hear that the hotels there are very expensive.
在广州你打算住在哪儿？我听说那里的旅馆收费很高。
It's about a time when there were black slaves in North America. It's about their fight for freedom.
（它）讲的是有一段时期，北美洲存在黑奴。影片讲述他们为自由而斗争的情况。
Bob tries another pop star. This time he has more difficulty in getting through.
鲍勃试着想请另一个流行歌星。但这次电话比较难打通。