confirmed

/kənˈfɜːmd/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˈfɜːrmd/ (ame, ipa) · /kən-ˈfərmd/ (ame, mw)

confirmed — 形容詞

  • confirmedpositive
  • more confirmedcomparative
  • most confirmedsuperlative

1. describes someone whose belief, custom, or identity has been held so long that i

1.形容詞B2
釋義

根深蒂固

習慣或信念長期不變，難以更改

describes someone whose belief, custom, or identity has been held so long that it now seems permanent and unshakeable

例句

Uncle Kenji, a confirmed bachelor, spent his weekends hiking alone in the mountains.

Kenji 叔叔是個根深蒂固的單身漢，週末總是一個人到山裡健行。

collocation: confirmed bachelor

A confirmed night owl, Amina never planned meetings before ten in the morning.

Amina 是個根深蒂固的夜貓子，從來不在早上十點前排會議。

collocation: confirmed + lifestyle noun

同義詞
  • inveterate

    more formal; often used with negative habits (inveterate liar, inveterate gambler)

  • habitual

    emphasises repetition rather than deep-rooted conviction

  • dyed-in-the-wool

    informal and vivid; suggests the trait is inseparable from the person

  • chronic

    typically used for medical conditions or negative behaviours (chronic complainer)

反義詞
  • occasional

    does something only from time to time, not as a fixed part of life

文法句型

confirmed + noun

用法筆記

Almost always placed directly before a noun (attributive position). Avoid using it after 'be' — 'He is confirmed' would be read as the passive verb meaning 'verified', not the adjective meaning 'long-established in habit.'

常見錯誤

❌He is confirmed an optimist.
✅He is a confirmed optimist.
💡The adjective 'confirmed' must go before the noun, not after a linking verb.
❌She is a confirmed.
✅She is a confirmed vegetarian.
💡'Confirmed' as an adjective always needs a noun after it; it cannot stand alone.

2. describes a person who has gone through the Christian ceremony in which a baptiz

2.形容詞C1
釋義

已受堅振

已接受基督宗教的堅振聖事

describes a person who has gone through the Christian ceremony in which a baptized member publicly affirms their commitment to the faith

例句

The confirmed youth group gathered at the front of the church on Easter morning.

那群已受堅振的年輕人於復活節早晨聚集在教堂前方。

attributive: confirmed + religious group noun

As a confirmed Catholic, Naveen could now stand as a godfather for his niece.

身為已受堅振的天主教徒，Naveen 現在可以做他姪女的教父了。

反義詞
  • unconfirmed

    has not yet received the rite of confirmation

文法句型

confirmed + noun (denomination or role)

用法筆記

Specific to Christian traditions that include the rite of confirmation (Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Orthodox). Not used in Baptist or other Protestant denominations that do not practise infant baptism followed by confirmation.

常見錯誤

❌She is a confirmed person.
✅She is a confirmed Catholic.
💡In the religious sense, 'confirmed' must be followed by a denomination or role (e.g., confirmed member, confirmed Anglican).