❶affirm; confirm; approve ❷affirmative; positive ❸certain; sure; doubtless; definite 这一点是～的。There is no argument about this./既不～，也不否定neither confirm nor deny sth/～成绩，克服缺点affirm achievements and overcome shortcomings/～一切affirm everything/～地说say sth with certainty; to be sure/～的回答affirmative answer/～的评价positive assessment