① confirm使更堅定;證實;確定,確認;批準。
Her remarks confirmed my belief that she was a very rude woman. 她的話使我進一步認定她是個很粗魯?shù)呐恕?
② conform遵守,依照;符合,一致。conform to表示“符合,遵從(規(guī)則、風俗、法律等)
The two scientists stopped working together because their theories did not conform. 這兩位科學家不再合作,因為他們的理論不一致。
We must conform with the rules.
We must conform to the rules.
我們必須遵守規(guī)則。