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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary
- 肯定 [kěndìng]
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1.
affirm; confirm; approve; regard as positive
- 他的设计得到了总工程师的肯定。
- His design was approved by the chief engineer.
- 你应该肯定他的努力与成绩。
- 我们的做法得到了专家的肯定。
- 你喜欢听到正面的肯定,还是负面的责备？
- 让自卑孩子学会自我肯定。
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2.
positive; affirmative
- 肯定的判断
- a positive assessment
- 他的回答是肯定的。
- His answer is in the affirmative.
- 3. definite; sure
- 4. certainly; undoubtedly; definitely; surely
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certain
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affirm; confirm; approve; regard as positive
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 肯定 [kěndìng]
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承认事物的正确性或价值
- 应该肯定他们的工作
- 肯定一切和否定一切都是错误的。
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2.
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作出正面判断；确认
- 可以肯定，他不会说那种话。
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确定无疑;一定
- 他的态度十分肯定
- 情况肯定没变。
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承认事物的正确性或价值
Examples
- 我无法作出肯定的承诺。
- I can't make a definite promise. → 承诺
- 他的设计得到了总工程师的肯定。
- His design was approved by the chief engineer. → 肯定
- 肯定的判断
- a positive assessment → 肯定
- 他的回答是肯定的。
- His answer is in the affirmative. → 肯定
- 请给我一个肯定的答复。
- Please give me a definite answer. → 肯定
- 他今天来不来，我不能肯定。
- I'm not sure whether he will come today. → 肯定
- 肯定按时送到
- guarantee punctual delivery → 肯定
- 情况肯定是对我们有利的。
- The situation is undoubtedly in our favour. → 肯定
- 他闪闪烁烁，不做肯定的答复。
- He hummed and hawed, giving no definite reply. or He was evasive and noncommittal. → 闪烁
- 这里肯定少了一个字。
- Surely, there's a word missing here. → 少
Collocations
- 肯定成绩
- to recognize one's achievement
- 肯定态度
- to have a positive attitude
- 敢肯定
- to be certain; to affirm
- 表示肯定
- to affirm
- 充分肯定
- certain
- 肯定没错
- absolutely right
- 肯定无疑
- certain; sure beyond any doubt
- 肯定能
- definitely can
- 肯定的答复
- an affirmative reply
- 不能肯定
- uncertain
- 非常肯定
- quite certain
- 说得肯定
- to say something firmly
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