词汇精选：confirm的用法和辨析

一、详细释义：

v.

确认，确定，证实 [T]

例句：

My employer will confirm that I was there on time.

我的雇主将会证实我是准时到达的。

例句：

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

我给警察一个电话号码，要他打电话证实此事。

使巩固 [T]

例句：

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

从那一刻起，似乎要由苦难巩固加强这些关系了。

例句：

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

威廉姆斯巩固了自己世界头号斯诺克选手的地位。

批准，使有效 [T]

例句：

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

你认为经理什么时候会批准你上任？

例句：

Congressional panels approve health care reform bills.

国会小组批准医疗改革案。

为…施坚振礼（或坚信礼） [T]

例句：

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

她出生一个月时受洗礼，十三岁时行坚信礼。

例句：

He was confirmed as a member of the Methodist Church.

他受了坚信礼成为卫理公会的一员。

二、词义辨析：

approve,confirm,sanction

这些动词均有“批准”之意。approve普通用词，常指正式的或官方的批准。confirm强调按法律程序提请确认或批准。sanction语气最强，多指官方的同意或批准，是书面用词。

三、词义辨析：

confirm,verify

这两个动词都有“证实”之意。confirm侧重以事实或以不容置疑的陈述来证实某事的正确与真实。verify强调以具体的事实和细节为证据。

四、参考例句：

The data confirm this hypothesis.

数据证实了这一假设。

Can you confirm what happened?

你能证实一下发生了什么事吗？

Please write to confirm your reservation.

预订后请来函确认。

I want to confirm my flight reservation.

我要确定我预约的班机。

Could you confirm the dispatch date?

您可以确定发货日期吗?

I'll call you back to confirm.

我会给你回电话确认的。

Can you confirm my order by email?

你能发邮件确认一下我的订单吗？

I wrote a memorandum to confirm our verbal agreement.

我写了份备忘录以确认我们的口头协议。

Please reenter your passwords to confirm they are correct.

请再次输入密码，确认是否正确。

Her qualifications and experience confirm her eligibility for the job.

她的资历和经验决定她适宜做这项工作。