Affirmative

(noun.) a reply of affirmation; 'he answered in the affirmative'.

(adj.) affirming or giving assent; 'an affirmative decision'; 'affirmative votes' .

(adj.) expecting the best; 'an affirmative outlook' .

整理:泰勒

• The manufacturer nodded an affirmative, and the rescue-party set out. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• As he replied in the affirmative, with perfect confidence and cheerfulness, we did not resume the subject until the day was wearing away. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• George nodded in the affirmative. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• On his answering in the affirmative, Then bring me another pint of this same wine, drawer, and come and wake me at ten. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• In a hurried manner, he replied in the affirmative. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• Oh, that some encouraging voice would answer in the affirmative! 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
• She replied in the affirmative. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Mr. Pickwick replied in the affirmative. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• For several reasons, and not least because I didn't clearly know what Mr. Jaggers would be found to be at, I replied in the affirmative. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• A previous question was first taken, whether a union should be established, which passed in the affirmative unanimously. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• Mr. Bumble nodded in the affirmative. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Fagin nodded in the affirmative. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Though this history has its opinion on that point too, and decidedly in the affirmative. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• The old lady, who was much less deaf on this subject than on any other, replied in the affirmative. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• The philosophical owner of the universal penknife growled an affirmative. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.

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