動詞 confirm:

1. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
   同義詞：confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
2. strengthen or make more firm
   同義詞：confirm, reassert
3. make more firm
   同義詞：confirm
4. support a person for a position
   同義詞：confirm
5. administer the rite of confirmation to
   同義詞：confirm

形容詞 confirmed:

1. of persons; not subject to change
2. having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation
3. having a habit of long standing
   同義詞：habitual, inveterate

1. The new minister will be confirmed in office by the Queen.
   新的部長將由女王批準任職。
2. The incident confirmed him in (ie established more firmly) his dislike of dogs.
   出了這件事之後他就更加不喜歡狗了。
3. The rumours of an attack were later confirmed.
   發(fā)動攻擊的謠傳後來得到了證實。
4. I thought/said/knew as much. ie My thoughts/statements/beliefs are confirmed.
   我就是這樣想[說/認為]的。
5. She was baptized when she was a month old and confirmed when she was thirteen.
   她出生一個月時受洗禮，十三歲時行堅信禮。
6. Our suppositions were fully confirmed.
   我們猜測的事實已全部證實。
7. The news confirmed my resolution.
   這消息加強了我的決心。
8. Robert Hood, president of McDonnell Douglas's Douglas Aircraft Co., told reporters today that his company would soon reach an agreement with the Taiwan Aerospace Corp. about the equity sale of$2 billion. The Taiwan company confirmed last week that the deal was in the works.
   麥克唐納·道格拉斯公司所屬首格拉斯飛機公司總裁胡德今天告訴記者說，該公司與臺翔公司將于短期內(nèi)達成出售20億美元股份的協(xié)議。臺灣公司上周已證實項交易正在籌劃中。

con.firmed

adj.（形容詞）
Being firmly settled in habit; inveterate.See Synonyms at chronic
根深蒂固的：深深養(yǎng)成習慣的；堅定不移的參見 chronic
Having been ratified; verified.
證實過的；驗證了的
Having received the rite of confirmation.
施過堅信禮的

【引伸】
confirm.edly