"in the affirmative" in Chinese (Traditional)
肯定地以肯定的方式
Definition
以表達「是」、同意或確認的方式回應或說話，而不是否定或拒絕。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
常見於正式、法律或調查語境。反義詞為'in the negative'（否定地）。常用於如“以肯定的方式回答”之類表達。日常口語更常說'yes'。
Examples
He answered in the affirmative when asked if he was hungry.
當被問到是否餓了時，他**肯定地**回答。
Please reply in the affirmative or negative.
請以**肯定地**或否定地回答。
Their response was in the affirmative to all questions.
他們對所有問題的回答都是**肯定的**。
She nodded in the affirmative, not needing to say a word.
她**肯定地**點了點頭，什麼話也沒說。
When the boss asked if anyone had questions, only one person responded in the affirmative.
當老闆問是否有人有問題時，只有一個人**肯定地**回答了。
Sometimes a simple 'yes' does the job better than replying in the affirmative.
有時，一個簡單的「是」比用**肯定地**回答更好。