affirm的词源

英文词源

affirm (v.)

c. 1300, from Old French afermier (Modern French affirmer) "affirm, confirm; strengthen, consolidate," from Latin affirmare "to make steady, strengthen," figuratively "confirm, corroborate," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + firmare "strengthen, make firm," from firmus "strong" (see firm (adj.)). Spelling refashioned 16c. in French and English on Latin model. Related: Affirmed; affirming.

中文词源

affirm：确认

发音释义：[ə'fɝm] vt. 肯定；断言vi. 确认；断言

结构分析：affirm = af（=ad，去）+firm（加强、巩固）→加强、巩固（某一说法）→确认、肯定

词源解释：firm←拉丁语firmare（加强、巩固）←拉丁语firmus（坚固）

同源词：firm（牢固的），affirmation（主张、断言），affirmative（肯定的），confirm（确认、证实、批准）

该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：affirm 词源，affirm 含义。

affirm：确认

前缀af-同ad-, 去，往。firm, 确认。

affirm：坚持声称，肯定；正式确认

词根词缀： af-临近 + -firm-巩固,确定