- 1. affirm; confirm; approve; regard as positive
- ♦ 他的设计得到了总工程师的~。 His design was approved by the chief engineer.
- 2. positive; affirmative
- ♦ ~的判断 a positive assessment
- ♦ 他的回答是~的。 His answer is in the affirmative.
- 3. definite; sure
- ♦ 请给我一个~的答复。 Please give me a definite answer.
- ♦ 他今天来不来, 我不能 ~。 I'm not sure whether he will come today.
- 4. certainly; undoubtedly; definitely
- ♦ ~按时送到 guarantee punctual delivery
- ♦ 情况~是对我们有利的。 The situation is undoubtedly in our favour.