life-affirming

IPA/ˈlaɪf əfɜːmɪŋ/
KK[lˈaɪfəfˌɚmɪŋ]IPA/ˈlaɪf əfɜːrmɪŋ/

life-affirming — adjective

1. making someone feel that life is still hopeful, valuable, and worth living, espe

1.形容詞C1
釋義

making someone feel that life is still hopeful, valuable, and worth living, especially after pain or difficulty.

例句

After the flood, the children's laughter sounded life-affirming in the school gym.

sound + life-affirming after hardship

Nadia called the choir concert life-affirming after months beside her father's hospital bed.

call + object + life-affirming

同義詞
  • uplifting

    focuses on raising someone's mood, while life-affirming adds renewed faith in life itself

  • heartening

    stresses encouragement in a difficult moment, but can be narrower and less profound

  • inspiring

    often means motivating action or admiration, not specifically restoring hope in living

  • hopeful

    describes a feeling or tone, while life-affirming describes what creates that feeling

反義詞
  • depressing

    makes people feel sad or discouraged rather than renewed

  • bleak

    suggests a lack of hope or warmth

  • disheartening

    emphasizes loss of courage or confidence

文法句型

be life-affirming

feel life-affirming

sound life-affirming

find something life-affirming

call something life-affirming

用法筆記

Usually describes art, words, or moments that leave people feeling more hopeful after loss, fear, or exhaustion. It commonly appears after linking verbs such as be, feel, and sound, and it can also follow find or call when someone is judging an experience.

常見錯誤

❌The trip was life-confirming after a hard year.
✅The trip was life-affirming after a hard year.
💡life-affirming is the fixed expression for something that renews hope in living.
❌The speech was positive after the funeral.
✅The speech was life-affirming after the funeral.
💡positive can mean simply cheerful, but life-affirming suggests renewed faith in life after sorrow.