Affirmation

(noun.) a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand.

(noun.) (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds).

(noun.) the act of affirming or asserting or stating something.

整理:昆廷

• Often as not they disguise it under heroic phrases and still louder affirmation, just as most of us hide our cowardly submission to monotony under some word like duty, loyalty, conscience. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Shirley, hearing this courageous affirmation, flashed an arch, searching glance at the speaker from her deep, expressive eyes. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Her answer to this, on her own solemn affirmation, is as plain as words can be. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• She had never heard him speak with such energy of affirmation. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• But without much success: his contact with American life is not direct, and so he is capable of purely theoretical affirmations. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• That is saying too much: such hazardous affirmations are a proof of the excitement under which you labour. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.

校对:伍德罗