詞彙精選：confirm的用法和辨析大綱

一、詳細釋義：

v.

確認，確定，證實 [T]

例句：

My employer will confirm that I was there on time.

我的僱主將會證實我是準時到達的。

例句：

I gave the policeman a number to ring to confirm the fact.

我給警察一個電話號碼，要他打電話證實此事。

使鞏固 [T]

例句：

From that moment, it seemed sorrow was to confirm and strengthen these ties.

從那一刻起，似乎要由苦難鞏固加強這些關係了。

例句：

Williams has confirmed his position as the world's number one snooker player.

威廉姆斯鞏固了自己世界頭號斯諾克選手的地位。

批准，使有效 [T]

例句：

When do you think the manager will confirm you in office?

你認爲經理什麼時候會批准你上任？

例句：

Congressional panels approve health care reform bills.

國會小組批准醫療改革案。

爲…施堅振禮（或堅信禮） [T]

例句：

She is baptize when she is a month old and confirm when she is thirteen.

她出生一個月時受洗禮，十三歲時行堅信禮。

例句：

He was confirmed as a member of the Methodist Church.

他受了堅信禮成爲衛理公會的一員。

二、詞義辨析：

approve,confirm,sanction

這些動詞均有“批准”之意。approve普通用詞，常指正式的或官方的批准。confirm強調按法律程序提請確認或批准。sanction語氣最強，多指官方的同意或批准，是書面用詞。

三、詞義辨析：

confirm,verify

這兩個動詞都有“證實”之意。confirm側重以事實或以不容置疑的陳述來證實某事的正確與真實。verify強調以具體的事實和細節爲證據。

四、參考例句：

The data confirm this hypothesis.

數據證實了這一假設。

Can you confirm what happened?

你能證實一下發生了什麼事嗎？

Please write to confirm your reservation.

預訂後請來函確認。

I want to confirm my flight reservation.

我要確定我預約的班機。

Could you confirm the dispatch date?

您可以確定發貨日期嗎?

I'll call you back to confirm.

我會給你回電話確認的。

Can you confirm my order by email?

你能發郵件確認一下我的訂單嗎？

I wrote a memorandum to confirm our verbal agreement.

我寫了份備忘錄以確認我們的口頭協議。

Please reenter your passwords to confirm they are correct.

請再次輸入密碼，確認是否正確。

Her qualifications and experience confirm her eligibility for the job.

她的資歷和經驗決定她適宜做這項工作。