确认

• 拼音: què rèn
• 汉字拆解: 确 = 石 (stone) + 角 (horn, phonetic) — solid and certain; 认 = 讠(speech) + 人 (person, phonetic) — to acknowledge, recognise

含义

To confirm; to verify. To make sure that something is correct or definite.

Used in both formal and everyday contexts to mean checking, verifying, or establishing something as certain. Common in business (确认订单, confirm an order), travel (确认航班, confirm a flight), communication (请确认一下, please verify), and technology (确认密码, confirm password). Can be followed by a noun or a clause.

例句

1. 请你确认一下明天会议的时间和地点。
2. 收到快递以后要先确认东西有没有损坏。
3. 他打电话确认了飞机的起飞时间。

用法指南

语境: business, travel, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你能帮我确认一下这个信息吗？(Could you help me verify this information?)
• 我已经确认了酒店的预订。(I have already confirmed the hotel reservation.)

错误说法

• 我确认你是好人 as a casual compliment (Don't use 确认 for personal opinions or feelings — it implies formal verification; say 我觉得你是好人 instead)

起源与历史

A compound of 确 (certain, accurate — originally 石 stone suggesting solidity + 角 horn as phonetic) and 认 (recognise, acknowledge), together meaning 'to recognise as certain' — confirm.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal