an affirmative word or reply means ‘yes’ or expresses agreement 肯定的;同意的 an affirmative response to the question 对这个问题的肯定回答
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAffirmative is used with these nouns:- action
- answer
- reply
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- (also positive)
(of a statement )话语 expressing something that is true, did happen, etc.; not containing words such as ‘no’, ‘not’, ‘never’, etc. 肯定: 表达真实、确实发生等内容;不包含诸如"不","不","从不"等词语。affirmative and negative forms/sentences 肯定和否定形式/句子
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘assertive, positive’): via Old French from late Latin affirmativus, from affirmare ‘assert’, from ad- ‘to’ + firmus ‘strong’.