confirmation

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌkɒn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən/|[ˌkʰɒɱ.fəˈmeɪ.ʃn̩]    美 /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/|[ˌkʰɑɱ.fɚˈmeɪ.ʃn̩]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An official indicator that things will happen as planned. countable,uncountable
    — We will send you a written confirmation of your hotel booking.
  2. A verification that something is true or has happened. countable,uncountable
    — The announcement in the newspaper was a confirmation of my suspicions.
  3. A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches. countable,uncountable
    — You got a nice white dress / and a party on your confirmation. / You've got a brand new soul, / mm, and a cross of gold.
  4. An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate. countable,uncountable

词形变化

confirmations plural

词汇关系

衍生词
autoconfirmation confirmation bias confirmation name deconfirmation delivery confirmation disconfirmation gender confirmation surgery nonconfirmation preconfirmation reconfirmation
相关词
confirm confirmational

词源

From Middle English confirmacioun, from Old French confirmacion, from Latin cōnfirmātiō, noun of process from cōnfirmātus (“confirmed”), perfect passive participle of cōnfirmāre, from con- (“with”) + firmāre (“to firm or strengthen”).
Morphologically confirm + -ation.
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