confirms
vt. 確定; 批准; 確認; (基督教中)給…行按手禮
v. 批准( confirm的第三人稱單數 ); 證實; 使有效; 使鞏固
If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.
X-rays have confirmed that he has not broken any bones...
X光片證實他沒有骨折。
These new statistics confirm our worst fears about the depth of the recession...
這些新的統計資料證實經濟衰退已經嚴重到我們最為擔憂的境地。
If you confirm something that has been stated or suggested, you say that it is true because you know about it.
The spokesman confirmed that the area was now in rebel hands...
這位發言人證實該地區現已落入叛亂分子手中。
He confirmed what had long been feared...
他證實了人們長期以來的擔心。
If you confirm an arrangement or appointment, you say that it is definite, usually in a letter or on the telephone.
You make the reservation, and I'll confirm it in writing.
你來預訂,我會去函確認。
If someone is confirmed, they are formally accepted as a member of a Christian church during a ceremony in which they say they believe what the church teaches.
He was confirmed as a member of the Church of England.
他領受了堅振禮,成為英國國教會的一員。
If something confirms you in your decision, belief, or opinion, it makes you think that you are definitely right.
It has confirmed me in my decision not to become a nun.
這使我更加堅定了不做修女的決心。
If someone confirms their position, role, or power, they do something to make their power, position, or role stronger or more definite.
Williams has confirmed his position as the world's number one snooker player.
威廉姆斯鞏固了自己世界頭號斯諾克選手的地位。
If something confirms you as something, it shows that you definitely deserve a name, role, or position.
His new role could confirm him as one of our leading actors.
他的新角色會確保他躋身我們的一流演員之列。
This confirms what I suspected all along.
這證實了我一直以來的懷疑。
This information confirms me in the belief that he is to blame.
這一訊息使我堅信他該受到責備.
The latest information confirms my belief that he is to blame.
最新的訊息更增強了我覺得他該受責備的念頭.
This latest information confirms him in the belief that we will surely win.
這一最新訊息使他堅信我們一定會勝利.
The theory confirms the increase in the retardation effect with decrease in particle size.
理論證實,隨著顆粒尺寸的減小,這一減速效應將增大.