reaffirm
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++re·af·firm /ˌriːəˈfɜːm $ -ɜːrm/ verb [transitive] SAY/STATEto formally state an opinion, belief, or intention again, especially when someone has questioned you or expressed a doubt 〔尤在某人提出质疑时〕重申,再次确定 SYN reiterate The party reaffirmed its commitment to nuclear disarmament. 该党重申其核裁军承诺。reaffirm that The government has reaffirmed that education is a top priority. 政府重申教育是重中之重。 —reaffirmation /ˌriːæfəˈmeɪʃən $ -fər-/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
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reaffirm• The participating States reaffirm that freedom of expression is a human right and a basic component of a democratic society.• We reaffirmed that programmatic view in 1963 and continue to reaffirm it today.• In this way, we lost any realistic chance to reaffirm the essential truth of John Prescott's commitment.• The woman-church movement is one expression of this impulse to reaffirm the sacrality of female distinctiveness.• But those are ceremonial events in which citizens reaffirm their surrender of sovereignty and their carelessness of their personal autonomy.• It is that premise which we reaffirm today.• Moreover, religious and patriotic works fulfilled an important role in reaffirming traditional beliefs.reaffirm that• The participating States reaffirm that freedom of expression is a human right and a basic component of a democratic society.• The statement reaffirmed that the government would never make concessions to terrorists.re·af·firm verbChineseSyllable
state or formally an belief, to opinion, intention Corpus
reaffirm
re‧af‧firm /ˌriːəˈfɜːm $ -ɜːrm/
verb [transitive]
to formally state an opinion, belief, or intention again, especially when someone has questioned you or expressed a doubt
SYN reiterate:
The party reaffirmed its commitment to nuclear disarmament.
reaffirm that
The government has reaffirmed that education is a top priority.
—reaffirmation /ˌriːæfəˈmeɪʃən $ -fər-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
re‧af‧firm /ˌriːəˈfɜːm $ -ɜːrm/
verb [transitive]to formally state an opinion, belief, or intention again, especially when someone has questioned you or expressed a doubt
SYN reiterate:
reaffirm that
—reaffirmation /ˌriːæfəˈmeɪʃən $ -fər-/ noun [uncountable and countable]