affirmative

adj. 肯定的；积极的

n. 肯定语；赞成的一方

英文词源

affirmative (adj.): "answering 'yes,'" mid-15c., from use in logic; from Middle French affirmatif (13c.), from Latin affirmativus, from affirmat-, past participle stem of affirmare (see affirm). As a noun from early 15c. Affirmative action "positive or corrective effort by employers to prevent discrimination in hiring or promotion" is attested from 1935 with regard to labor unions; specific racial sense is from 1961; now often used in reference to hiring quotas, etc.

1. Seventy-nine voted in the affirmative, and none in the negative.: 79人投赞成票，没有人投反对票。

2. Dr Sinclair's affirmative nod seemed a shade reluctant.: 辛克莱博士虽然点头表示了同意，但还显得有点不情愿。

4. An affirmative resolution of both Houses of Parliament is needed.: 需要一个两院均持赞同意见的决议.