及物動詞：證實、確認、肯定、斷言
常見搭配詞：
- confirm + that 名詞子句
確認、證實…
例句：The discovery seems to confirm that there used to be people living in that area.
這發現似乎可以證實這區域以前有人居住過。 - confirm + what名詞子句
確認、證實…
例句：John confirmed what her girlfriend had said.
約翰證實了她女朋友說的話是真的。 - It is confirmed that SV
…被證實 / 被確認 (正式的說法)
例句：It was confirmed that the product met all safety standards.
那產品確定符合各種安全標準。 - confirm a booking / reservation / appointment
確定預約(訂房、餐廳、約會、安排等)
例句：I will need to confirm your reservation.
我需要確認你是否有預定。 - confirm one’s doubts / suspicions / fears
讓某人相信自己的懷疑 / 恐懼是真實的
例句：The walk in the mountains confirmed his fear of heights.
走在山間，讓他確定自己有懼高症。 - confirm one in one’s belief / opinion / view / resolution
加強某人的信念 / 意見 / 看法
例句：The news confirmed her resolution.
那個消息堅定了她的決心。
例句：
- She refused to confirm or deny the rumor.
她拒絕去證實(或否認)謠言是否為真。 - Booking can be confirmed by either of the following methods.
可以用下面兩個方法中任一種來確認預約狀況。 - Can you confirm that the meeting is still scheduled for 3:00 PM?
你可以確認一下，會議時間依然是在今天下午三點嗎？ - The report was confirmed to be accurate.
這份報告已被確認為準確的。 - The expression on her face confirmed me in my suspicions.
她的表情讓我更懷疑她了。 - Please confirm your attendance at the meeting.
請確認您將出席會議。 - The manager confirmed the deadline for the project.
經理確認了專案的截止日期。 - The test results confirmed her suspicion that she had an allergy.
測試結果證實了她對過敏的懷疑。 - The experiment confirmed the scientist’s hypothesis.
實驗證實了科學家的假設。 - We need to confirm the accuracy of the data before we proceed.
在繼續之前，我們需要確認數據的準確性。 - The government confirmed its commitment to environmental protection.
政府確認了其致力於環境保護的承諾。 - He emailed the client to confirm the details of their agreement.
他向客戶發送電子郵件以確認他們協議的細節。 - The investigation confirmed that the suspect was not involved in the crime.
調查證實嫌疑人與犯罪無關。
同義詞：
- affirm 確認、證實、肯定 vt. 表達對某一觀點或信仰的確定、肯定或支持。
例句：The court affirmed the legality of the new law.
法院確認了新法律的合法性。 - verify 證明、證實 vt. 確保某事物的真實性、準確性或有效性。
例句：Please verify your email address by clicking the link we sent you.
請點擊我們發送給您的鏈接來驗證您的電子郵件地址。 - substantiate 證明…屬實 vt. (正式用字)通過提供證據或事實來證明某事物的真實性或有效性。
例句：The detective could not substantiate the allegations against the suspect.
偵探無法證實對嫌疑人的指控屬實。 - corroborate 證實、確證 vt. (正式用字)提供證據或信息以支持某一觀點、說法或理論。
例句：The witness’s statement corroborated the suspect’s alibi.
證人的陳述證實了嫌疑人的不在場證明。 - validate 證實、確認 vt. 使某事物具有合法性、有效性或可接受性。
例句：The research study validated the effectiveness of the new treatment.
這項研究證實了新治療方法的有效性。
衍生字：
- confirmation 證實、肯定、確認 n.
- confirmatory 用來證實的 adj. 多用於醫學檢驗跟診斷
- confirmed 成習慣的、堅定的 adj.
